| Acronym | Meaning |
| NC-IUBMB | Nomenclature Committee Of The International Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| RACS | Response Action Contractors |
| TEC | Teo Electron Counting Method (for Complexes |
| HNLC | High-nutrient Low-chlorophyll |
| EPR | Ethylene-propylene Rubber |
| MSO | Maximum Similarity (spin) Orbital |
| EQMB | Electrochemical Quartz Microbalance |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence) |
| BIXE | Bombardment-induced X-ray Emission |
| DIS | Deep Inelastic Scattering |