| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMPA | Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid |
| ACP | Alternating Current Polarography |
| EFC | European Federation Of Corrosion |
| YAG | Yttrium Aluminum Garnet |
| QMRE | Quantum Mechanical Resonance Energy |
| CSGE | Conformation Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis |
| SLA | Scanning Laser Ablation |
| LISS | Low Ionic Strength Solution |
| FVVM | Finite Volume Variational Method (for Mol. Calcns.) |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |