| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASHRAE | American Society Of Heating |
| MAPKK | Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase |
| IAP | Ion Activity Products |
| TSM | Total Suspended Material |
| INA | Ion Neutral Analysis |
| CPC | Centrifugal Partition Chromatography |
| PTR | Proton Transfer Reaction |
| VCI | Valence Configuration Interaction (wave Function) |
| FFEM | Freeze-fracture Electron Microscopy |
| ASPEN | Advanced System For Process Engineering (DOE Software Package) |