| Acronym | Meaning |
| EHS | Extremely Hazardous Substance |
| HRELS | High-resolution Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| MONOS | Metal Oxide Nitride Oxide Semiconductor |
| SIVE | Steam Injection And Vacuum Extn. (hazardous Waste Treatment) |
| MTC | Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma |
| MIGD | Million Imperial Gallon Per Day |
| GVB-MDSA | Generalized Valence Bond-molecular Dynamics Simulated Annealing |
| CCA | Canonical Correspondence Analysis |
| SWNT | Single-wall Nanotube |
| DECSY | Double-quantum Coherence Echo Correlated Spectroscopy |