| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| GWP | Global Warming Potential(s) |
| VPA | Varied Portions Approach |
| APC | Anaphase-promoting Complex |
| AHA | Anterior Hypothalamic Area |
| EDF | Energy Density Functional (theory In Electronic-property Calcn.) |
| PLI | Process Loading Intensity (of Biological Reactors) |
| PLD | Pulsed Laser Deposition |
| NCCCS | Northern California Coastal Circulation Study |
| PBMS | Performance-based Measuring System |