| Acronym | Meaning |
| PVAL | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| LIFD | Laser-induced Fluorescence Detection |
| CPQRA | Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Assessment |
| NSTL | Near Surface Transition Layer |
| SMDE | Static Mercury Drop Electrode |
| MAMA | Multianode Microchannel Arrays |
| AATSR | Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer |
| DLM | Diffuse Layer Model (of Adsorption) |
| CAG | Continental-arc Granitoids |
| PAC | P1-derived Artificial Chromosome |