| Acronym | Meaning |
| HTGR | High-Temperature Gas Reactor |
| PPT | Parts Per Trillion |
| RFG | Reformulated Gasoline |
| VSMOW | Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| ODSC | Oscillating Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| FMC | Flow Microcalorimetry |
| HRTEM | High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| ICON | International Council On Nanotechnology |
| CLC | Clean Lakes Clearinghouse |
| SIDAMS | Simultaneous Ion Detection In Atmospheric Mass Spectrometry |