| Acronym | Meaning |
| ROC | Receptor-operated Ca2+ Channel |
| TRRFC | Time-resolved Radio Frequency Conductivity |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| MQO | Measurement Quality Objective |
| CDOM | Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter |
| DV-X(ALPHA) | Discrete Variational-x(alpha) (statistical Exchange Correlation) |
| GIMS | Grazing Incidence Moessbauer Spectroscopy |
| BGK | Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (kinetic-theory Model For Reactive Collisions) |
| LMHEMT | Lattice Matched High Electron Mobility Transistor |
| SC-HL | Self-consistent Heitler-London |