| Acronym | Meaning |
| LGM | Last Glacial Maximum (most Recent Era Of Continental Glaciation; See Also PGP) |
| SAM | Self-assembled Monolayer |
| IEL | Independent Electron (model In Ion-impact Ionization Calcns.) |
| DTAB | Dodecyltrimethylammonium Bromide |
| CFSO | Crystal Field Surface Orbital |
| RADREM | Radioactivity Research And Environmental Monitoring Committee |
| CAN | Cellulose Acetate Nitrate |
| SCHA | Self-consistent Harmonic Approxn. |
| BASTM | Beam-assisted Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| CWLM | Continuous Working Level Monitor |