| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLD | Pulsed Laser Deposition |
| IGOSS | Integrated Global Ocean Services System |
| TDP | Total Dissolved Phosphorus |
| HMAC | Hazardous Materials Advisory Council |
| IDDM | Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| DAA | Diacetone Alcoholpar |
| SLMO | Strictly Localized Molecular Orbital |
| GCSOA | Gain-clamped Semiconductor Optical Amplifier |
| ALCHEMI | Atomic Location By Channeling Enhanced Microanalysis |
| PGDN | Propylene Glycol Dinitrate |