| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICPAC | International Committee On Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds |
| MOGA | Michigan Oil And Gas Association |
| VPS | Vacuum Plasma Spraying |
| CAEAL | Canadian Association For Environmental Analytical Laboratories |
| MESA | Mass Concentration Extinction Size Analyzer |
| CB1 | Corrected First Born (perturbation Theory In Atom-ion Collisions) |
| AASD | Anaerobic Activated Sludge Digestion |
| CARM | Cyclotron Autoresonance Maser |
| HCWP | Hard Corrugated Wall Potential |
| RAPW | Relativistic Augmented Plane Wave |