| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOCD | Molecular Orbital Correlation Diagram |
| IPC | Integrated Pollution Control |
| THAA | Total Hydrolyzable Amino Acids |
| SGWD | Submarine Groundwater Discharge |
| NPL | Nonparametric Linkage |
| BSRS | Backward Stimulated Raman Spectrometry |
| DIR | Diffusion Induced Recrystn. |
| LPS | Liquid-phase Sintering |
| AIRS | Atmospheric Information Retrieval System |
| CCO | Coupled-channel-optical (potential |