| Acronym | Meaning |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| MES | Methyl Ester Sulfonates (surfactants) |
| UHMPE | Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene |
| GAD | Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| FMAR | Ferromagnetic Antiresonance |
| PHDF | Polyhalogenated Dibenzofuran(s) |
| KHN | Knoop Hardness |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Diode |
| RIDA | Reverse Isotope Dilution Analysis |