| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPES | Step Potential Electrochemical Spectroscopy |
| LTER | Long Term Ecological Research |
| TDC | Top Dead Center |
| MIDAS | Metal Ion-dependent Adhesion Site |
| TCD | Thermal Conductivity Detector (for Gas Chromatography) |
| TDMF | Time-dependent Mean Field |
| PTEN | Phosphatase And Tensin Homolog (mutated In Multiple Advanced Cancers 1) |
| CTE | Constitutive Transport Element |
| BELLE | Biological Effects Of Low Level Exposures |
| MTO | Muffin-tin Orbital |