| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISTO | Industry Standards And Technology Organization |
| AQS | Air Quality Standard |
| EFCE | European Federation Of Chemical Engineers |
| SHS | Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis |
| LDF | Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
| LD | Limits Of Detection |
| DBS | Dibutyl Sebacate |
| WCOT | Wall Coated Open Tubular Columns |
| LSD | Lysergic Acid Diethylamide |
| CCCO | Committee On Climatic Changes And The Ocean (of IOC And SCOR) |