| Acronym | Meaning |
| TARP | Technical Assistance Response Program |
| RARE | Rapid Acquisition Relaxation-enhanced |
| IARC | International Agency For Research On Cancer |
| GDS | Glow Discharge Spectrometer |
| EPR | East Pacific Rise |
| PSP | Pancreatic Stone Protein |
| CEELS | Core Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| CCD | Counter Current Decantation |
| OVMO | Occupied Valence-type Mol. Orbital |
| RSW | Resistance Spot Welding |