| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAVORDSTA | Naval Ordnance Station (US) |
| DLVO | Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, And Overbeek Theory |
| SNR | Signal-to-noise Ratio |
| PED | Pulsed Electrochemical Detection |
| EPCE | Effective Pair Correlation Energy Method |
| LINF | Laser-induced Native Fluorescence |
| PICT | Pollution-induced Community Tolerance |
| EVE | Ethyl Vinyl Ether |
| LEF | Large-amplitude Elec. Field Fluctuations |
| SH3 | Src Homology 3 |