| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPLMTO | Full-potential Linearized Muffin-tin Orbital |
| SCOR | Scientific Committee On Ocean Research |
| TVC | Total Viable Count |
| PW-TDSE | Plane Wave-time Dependent Schroedinger Equation |
| NCFLG | Near-critical Fluids And Liquefied Gases |
| AEAPS | Auger-electron Appearance-potential Spectroscopy |
| SPARC | Secreted Protein Acidic And Rich In Cysteine |
| VPAM | Variable Phase Amplitude Method (for Electron-atom Scattering) |
| CZMA | Coastal Zone Management Act |
| EGAMS | Evolved Gas Analysis Mass Spectroscopy |