| Acronym | Meaning |
| QSRR | Quantitative Structure-retention Relationships |
| CME | Center For Marine Exploration |
| ECRH | Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating |
| TRSERS | Time-resolved Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| SV | Sampling Visit |
| ISI | Institute For Scientific Information |
| PMF | Proton Motive Force |
| TSD | Treatment, Storage, Or Disposal |
| MIKE | Mass-analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy (spectrometry) |
| CVL | Copper Vapor Laser |