| Acronym | Meaning |
| EEPROM | Elec. Erasable-programmable Read-only Memory |
| CPOM | Coarse Particulate Organic Matter |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| TBP | TATA-box Binding Protein |
| SOGVB | Spin Optimized Generalized Valence Bond Method |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
| MCD | Magnetic Circular Dichroism |
| PETEOS | Plasma-enhanced Tetraethylorthosilicate |
| NPOC | Nonpurgeable Organic Carbon |
| E2PROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |