| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPE | Solid Polymer Electrolyte |
| OU | Odor Units |
| BOC | Bond-order Conservation (model In Calcns. On Reactions) |
| CEA | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
| ICPD | Inductively Coupled Plasma Deposition |
| VOD | Vacuum-oxygen Decarburization |
| RTPM | Radical Triplet Pair Mechanism |
| BS | Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| AICUZ | Air Installation Compatible Use Zones |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number |