| Acronym | Meaning |
| LEAFS | Laser-Excited Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| ISSC | International Subcommission On Stratigraphic Classification |
| LMDPE | Linear Medium Density Polyethylene |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| CILS | Core Ionization Loss Spectroscopy |
| HMC | Human Mast Cell |
| CIRAC | Canadian Institute For Research In Atmospheric Chemistry |
| XMCD | X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism |
| HSP | Heat Shock Protein |
| FRDM | Finite-Range Droplet Model |