| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications (NASA) |
| MLE | Maximum Likelihood Estimate |
| WHAM | Windermere Humic Aq. Acid Model |
| TRIUMF | Tri-University Meson Facility |
| LALIF | Laser Atomization/Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| DTSC | Differential Temperature Scanning Calorimeter |
| PSFT | Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform |
| BNCT | Boron Neutron Capture Therapy |
| FRCA | Fire Retardant Chemicals Association |
| ORBIT | On-line Retrieval Of Bibliographic Information Timesharing |