| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESMR | Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| BODC | British Oceanographic Data Center |
| MOSHO | Maximum Overlap Symmetry Hybrid Orbital |
| EUSIDIC | European Society For Information Dissemination In Chemistry |
| PPE | Poly(phenylene Ether)s |
| OMZ | Oxygen Min. Zone |
| OHER | Office Of Health And Environmental Research (US Dept. Of Energy) |
| TEDS | Timed Exposure Diffusive Sampler (for Air Pollution) |
| PMR | Proton Magnetic Resonance |
| MAC | Methyl Allyl Chloride |