| Acronym | Meaning |
| XUV | Extreme Ultraviolet |
| AMCOR | Atlantic Margin Coring Project |
| WSD | Water Saturation Deficit |
| TOP | Trioctyl Phosphate |
| CAA | Contaminant Analysis Automation |
| DAPK | Death-associated Protein Kinase |
| MERRF | Myoclonic Epilepsy Associated With Ragged-red Muscle Fibers |
| PGP | Previous Glacial Period (glacial Maximum Of O18 Stage 6; Predates The LGM) |
| PERCI | Photoelectron Resonance Capture Ionization |
| ECBM | Enhanced Coalbed Methane (recovery) |