| Acronym | Meaning |
| TERRA | Tandem Accelerator For Environmental Research And Radiocarbon Analysis |
| QTCS | Quantum Theorem Of Corresponding States |
| PMTDI | Provisional Maximum Tolerable Daily Intake |
| SDA | Strand Displacement Amplification |
| ITC | Ionic Thermal Currents |
| ERS | Elastic Recoil Spectrometry |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
| FCG | Fatigue Crack Growth |
| DADI | Direct Analysis Of Daughter Ions |
| BPB | Blood Lead |