| Acronym | Meaning |
| RCF | Refractory Ceramic Fibers |
| WQA | Water Quality Association |
| ASEMP | Active Sites Environmental Monitoring Program |
| PGE | Platinum Group Elements |
| GCEC | Global Change And Ecological Complexity |
| LEO | Lateral Epitaxial Overgrowth |
| TGIC | Triglycidyl Isocyanurate |
| FGETS | Food And Gill Exchange Of Toxic Substances |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Scattering |
| RIOSA | Rotational Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |