| Acronym | Meaning |
| ORCA | Optical Resonance Cavity Analyzer |
| EMTIC | Emission Measurement Technical Information Center |
| HFCLM | Hollow Fiber Contained Liquid Membrane |
| IFFD | Intermittently Fed Fill And Draw System |
| FIK | Field Ionization Kinetics |
| ASHES | Axial Seamount Hydrothermal Emissions Study |
| ABS | Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (anionic Surfactants) |
| FADD | Fas-associated Death Domain Protein |
| PVAL | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| PML | Polymer Multi Layer |