| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIPS | Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy |
| ORD | Optical Rotatory Dispersion |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
| COC | Cyclic Olefin Copolymers |
| CCMST | Co-ordinating Committee On Marine Science And Technology (UK) |
| HAGIS | Headspace Analysis Gas-phase Infrared Spectroscopy |
| SIEC | Spherical Inertial Electrostatic Confinement |
| TESSA | Total Exhaust Solvent Scrubbing Apparatus |
| IBI | Index Of Biotic Integritypar |
| SBCPA | Single-bond Coherent Potential Approximation |