| Acronym | Meaning |
| SQUID | Superconducting Quantum Interference Device |
| VSM | Vibrating Sample Magnetometer |
| PAA | Poly (acrylic Acid) |
| DAP | Distributed Array Processor |
| USBM | US Bureau Of Mines |
| PSP | Paralytic Shellfish Poison |
| EINECS | European Inventory Of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances |
| HIWIP | Homojunction Interfacial Work-function Internal Photoemission |
| DIP | Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus |
| SOLVE | SAGE III Ozone Loss And Validation Experiment |