| Acronym | Meaning |
| NELC | Non-exclusion Liquid Chromatography |
| SME | Shape Memory Effect |
| CNIE | Committee For The National Institute For The Environment |
| ECC | Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography |
| EWALD | Evanescent Wave Analysis With Laser Diodes |
| NBS | National Bureau Of Standards |
| SHIV | Simian-human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| MWC | Municipal Waste Combustor(s) |
| SPF | Simons-Parr-Finlan (potential Function) |
| DMMP | Dimethyl Methylphosphonate |