| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOLIBS | Fiber Optic Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| CCOSM | Chemistry And Circulation Occultation Spectroscopy Mission |
| NLLS | Nonlinear Least Squares |
| DFB | Diffusion Brazing |
| NOS | Not Otherwise Specified |
| OWVP | Outgoing Wave Variational Principle |
| SCMP | Self-consistent Madelung Potential |
| OFW | Organic Free Water |
| NICE-OHMS | Noise-immune Cavity-enhanced Optical Heterodyne Molecular Spectroscopy |
| EAC | Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma |