| Acronym | Meaning |
| TBN | Total Base Number |
| ASR | Automobile Shredder Residue |
| DEG | Diethylene Glycol |
| LRT | Long Range Transport |
| OPEC | Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PKD | Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| TLPS | Transient Liquid Phase Sintering [adhesive] |
| QTCS | Quantum Theorem Of Corresponding States |
| APFU | Atoms Per Formula Unit |
| SCEPM | Self-consistent Empirical Pseudopotential Method |