| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTO | U.S. Patent And Trademark Office |
| FPCLM | Flat Plate Contained Liquid Membrane |
| EMTIC | Emission Measurement Technical Information Center |
| MIP | Magnetic Induced Polarization (for Subsurface Characterization) |
| HPDSC | High-pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| ILAP | Inter-Laboratory Analysis Program |
| CAA | Computer Aided Analysis |
| DBE | Deep Basin Experiment |
| SPEAR | Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Ring |
| RMSECV | Root-mean-square Error Of Cross-validation |