| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMA | Steel Manufacturers Association |
| HAO | Hydrogenic Atomic Orbital |
| NATAS | North American Thermal Analysis Society |
| ROSE | Remote Optical Sensing Of Emissions |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| SARS | Scattering And Recoiling Spectrometry |
| SEND | Surfaces Enhanced For Neat Desorption |
| PPS | Poly (phenylene Sulfide) |
| DIGE | Deuteron Induced Gamma-ray Emission |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act |