| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPT | Standard Penetration Test |
| MIKES | Mass-analyzed Ion-kinetic Energy Spectrometry |
| APC | Adenomatous Polyposis Coli |
| WWT | Wastewater Treatment |
| AEVO | Active Electron Virtual Orbital |
| BPT | Best Practical Technology |
| MOSFET | Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
| G.P. | Guinier-Preston Zone |
| GDA | Glow Discharge Atomization (for Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation Experiment |