| Acronym | Meaning |
| HBT | Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor |
| DIG | Diffuse Ionized Gas |
| IDA | Interdigitated Array (microelectrodes) |
| HSDP | Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project |
| LTAVD | Low Temperature Arc Vapor Deposition |
| LOQ | Limit Of Quantitation |
| FMCW | Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave |
| EPO | European Patent Organization |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organization |
| EEM | Excitation-emission Matrix |