| Acronym | Meaning |
| RXTE | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer |
| SLEEM | Scanning Laser-enhanced Electrochemical Microscopy |
| WWAP | World Water Assessment Programme |
| NAIP | Non-Apatite Inorganic Phosphorus |
| ECCI | Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging |
| PEC | Predicted Environmental Concentration |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| EID | Environmental Improvement Division |
| CPMV | Cowpea Mosaic Virus |
| BSCCO | Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide |