| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPCA | Hierarchical Principal Component Analysis |
| HG-AAS | Hydride Generation-at. Absorption Spectroscopy |
| PPO | Poly (phenylene Oxide) |
| XTM | X-ray Tomographic Microscopy |
| WTQA | Waste Testing And Quality Assurance |
| MCAM | Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule |
| MESIMS | Matrix-enhanced Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| SPARHEED | Spot Profile Analysis Reflection High-energy Electron Diffraction |
| PEEM | Photoemission Electron Microscopy |
| HFE | Hot-feed Extrusion |