| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| TSA | Temperature Swing Adsorption |
| IGOR | Interactive Generation Of Organic Reactions |
| CFM | Chemical Force Microscopy |
| AFIS | Advanced Fiber Information System |
| PMA | Phorbol Myristate Acetate |
| DGEBA | Diglycidyl Ether Of Bisphenol A |
| AWWARF | American Water Works Association Research Foundation |
| DIT | Diffusive Interfacial Transport |
| PC | Personal Computer |