| Acronym | Meaning |
| BIF | Banded Iron-formation |
| DPT | Direct Perturbation Theory |
| DIN | Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen |
| TVS | Triangular Voltage Sweep |
| A2LA | American Association For Laboratory Accreditation |
| RSMP | Rayleigh-Schroedinger-Moeller-Plesset Perturbation |
| DIDA | Direct Isotope Dilution Analysis |
| CPF | Coupled-pair Functional (CI Method With Energy Functional) |
| CMP | Cartilage Matrix Protein |
| PLCC | Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier |