| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPM | Nonpolar Material |
| SMBG | Self-monitoring Blood Glucose |
| SUTRA | Saturated Unsaturated Transport Model |
| ILEED | Inelastic Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| EGM | Electron Gas Model |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (UK) |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflectance |
| LSCM | Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy |
| GFN | Grain Fineness Number |
| OPP | Office Of Pesticide Programs |