| Acronym | Meaning |
| PACAP | Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptide |
| PLC | Polymer Liquid Crystal |
| XPES | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| DFDL | Distributed-feedback Dye Laser |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| IASCC | Irradiation-assisted Stress-corrosion Cracking |
| UVRR | UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy |
| SMOC | Standard Mean Ocean Chloride |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| ISST | International Subcommission On Stratigraphic Terminology |