| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCLM | Scanning Confocal Laser Microscopy |
| FEFA | Fiber-optic Evanescent Field Absorption |
| OSC | Oxygen Storage Capacity |
| ROVP | Reactance Operator Variational Principle |
| NRMRL | National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
| IMB | Information Management Branch |
| AGI | American Geological Institute |
| MAST | Marine Science And Technology Programme |
| CBOD | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |