| Acronym | Meaning |
| AISI | American Iron And Steel Institute |
| MES | Methyl Ester Sulfonates (surfactants) |
| CMP | Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma |
| EUVL | Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography |
| ELAS | Electro Acoustic Spectrometry |
| LTER | Long Term Ecological Research |
| SMOGSTOP | Statistical Model Of Ground-level Short Term Ozone Pollution |
| BHN | Brinell Hardness Number |
| STN | Scientific And Technical Information Network |
| AQCCT | Air Quality Criteria And Control Techniques |