| Acronym | Meaning |
| TFEL | Thin-film Electroluminescence |
| ASF | Air Sea Fluxes |
| PARP | Poly ADP-ribose Polymerase |
| ANS | American Nuclear Society |
| QFAA | Quartz Furnace Atomic Absorption |
| EUSO | Extreme Universe Space Observatory |
| MWM | Morris Water Maze |
| SAW | Self-avoiding Walk [modeling] |
| LILE | Large-ion Lithophile Element |
| MCH | Melanin Concentrating Hormone |