| Acronym | Meaning |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| RESOLVE | Research On Operations Limiting Visual Extinction |
| TRAXS | Total Reflection Angle X-ray Spectroscopy |
| ADPT | Auger Depth Profiling Technique |
| AUFS | Absorbance Units Full Scale |
| OCEE | Overlap Corrected Electronegativity Equalization |
| CAWG | Clean Air Working Group |
| CASE | Computer Assisted Structure Elucidation |
| CGDN | Canadian Genetic Diseases Network |
| FCHL | Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia |