| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFMF | Cross Flow Microfiltration |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| VPD | Vapor Phase Decomposition |
| ABO | Antibonding Bond Orbital |
| LALA | Large Area Lyman Alpha |
| AES | American Electroplating Society |
| OPCW | Organization For Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing And Materials |
| SCASA | Semiclassical Approxn. Separated Atom |
| STAPPA | State And Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators |