| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFM | Friction Force Microscopy |
| BXE | Bombardment-induced X-ray Emission |
| DMC | Dough Molding Compound |
| GRCDA | Government Refuse Collection And Disposal Association |
| SEL | Stacked Elemental Layer (vapor Deposition Technique) |
| MEXH | Multiple-energy X-ray Holography |
| SCR | Selective Catalytic Reduction |
| RBS | Rutherford Backscattering |
| CODATA | Committee On Data For Science And Technology |
| SMSA | Soft-core Mean Spherical Approxn. |