| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIPME | Global Investigation Of Pollution In The Marine Environment |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| CDS | Compliance Data System (US EPA Air Database) |
| OUR | Oxygen Uptake Or Utilization Rate |
| XEAES | X-ray Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| CAM | Computer-aided Manufacturing |
| RTA | Rapid Thermal Annealing |
| FICVS | Flow-injection Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |