| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIDAR | Laser Intensity Direction And Ranging |
| ABTS | 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethyl-benzthiazoline-6-sulfonic Acid) |
| IMOA | Iterative Maximum Overlap Approximation |
| MR-MBPT | Multireference-many-body Perturbation Theory |
| CLIA | Chemiluminescence Immunoassay |
| LGM | Last Glacial Maximum (most Recent Era Of Continental Glaciation; See Also PGP) |
| WLA | Waste Load Allocation |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed Paraffin-embedded |
| WPCF | Water Pollution Control Federation |
| NSES | National Science Education Standards |