| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSTBR | Continuous Stirred Tank Bioreactor |
| CAPA | Critical Aquifer Protection Area |
| BRV | Bubble Release Vacuum |
| IMF | Initial Mass Function |
| GCTM | Global Chemical Transport Model |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processor |
| RW | Retonation Wave [backwardly Propagated Detonation Wave] |
| ACCCI | American Coke And Coal Chemicals Institute |
| LCPA | Local Coherent Potential Approximation |
| ESE MO | Essential-structure-elements Molecular Orbital |