| Acronym | Meaning |
| TPE | Threshold Photoelectron |
| CSV | Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| FIMS | Field Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| SXRF | Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence |
| SMOKE | Surface Magneto-optic Kerr Effect |
| CNOC | Commission On Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry |
| PFWM | Parametric Four-wave Mixing |
| IMAPS | Interstellar Medium Absorption Profile Spectrograph |
| EC | Enzyme Commission |
| IABO | International Association Of Biological Oceanography (ICSU) |