| Acronym | Meaning |
| SERDS | Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| ASW | Artificial Seawater |
| MDGI | Mammary Gland-derived Growth Inhibitor |
| LMIS | Liquid Metal Ion Source |
| AOC | Administrative Order Of Consent |
| CLIC | Compact LInear Collider |
| ALPID | Analysis Of Large Plastic Incremental Deformation |
| TSP | Total Suspended Particles |
| QHE | Quantum Hall Effect |
| LSDA | Local Spin Density Approximation |