| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSTM | Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
| CCDIS | Charge-coupled Device Imaging Spectrometer |
| SHC | Selective Hydrophobic Coagulation |
| UIHRS | Upflow Inclined High-rate Settlers |
| TTO | Transient Tracers In The Ocean |
| QTOF | Quadrupole Time-of-flight |
| GCEC | Global Change And Ecological Complexity |
| RDI | Reference Daily Intake |
| CAI | Conodont Alteration Index |
| VCC-IOS | Vibrational Close-coupling-(rotational) Infinite-order Sudden (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions Calcns.) |