| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCZDO | Many Center Zero Differential Overlap |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted Extraction |
| MNOS | Metal-nitride Oxide Semiconductor |
| CSDW | Centrifugal Sudden (or Coupled States) Distorted Wave (methodfor Reactive Mol. Collisions) |
| HDP | High-density Plasma |
| FLASH | Fast Low-angle Shot (NMR Imaging) |
| MIP | Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry |
| NACCHO | National Association Of County And City Health Officials |
| TLHJ | Triple-layer Heterojunction |
| PIDAS | Portable Instantaneous Display And Analysis Spectrometer |