| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRXPS | Total Reflection X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| PCM | Phase Contrast Microscopy |
| WWPLOT | Whisker Wall Porous Layer Open Tubular Column |
| HESSI | High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager |
| STP | Similarity Transformation (based) Perturbation (theory) |
| MELODRAMA | Melding Of Spin-locking Dipolar Recovery At The Magic Angle |
| EEAES | Electron-excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| WQA | Water Quality Association |
| CRL | Central Regional Laboratory |