| Acronym | Meaning |
| KSS | Kearns-Sayre Syndrome |
| EMSA | Electron Microscopy Society Of America |
| DIB | Diffuse Interstellar Band |
| CIT | California Institute Of Technology |
| DIW | Deionized Water |
| AIME | American Institute Of Mining |
| XMP | Xanthosine 5'-phosphate |
| AAPG | American Association Of Petroleum Geologists |
| FARCE | Freezing At Reactive Centers Of Enzymes |
| SORP | Southern Oxidants Research Program |