| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCA | Crystalline Colloidal Array |
| GMP2 | Generalized Moeller-Plesset Second-order (perturbation Theory) |
| HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
| ASPT | Av. Score Per Taxon |
| GOEZS | Global Ocean Euphotic Zone Study |
| CPHF | Coupled Perturbed Hartree-Fock |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| CFU | Colony Forming Unit (for Bacteria Counting In Water Disinfection) |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| MBAS | Methylene Blue Active Substance (surfactant) |