| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIRS | Multiple Internal Reflection Spectroscopy |
| NGFI | Nerve Growth Factor-inducedpar |
| GTSSP | Global Temperature And Salinity Pilot Program |
| VOF | Volatile Org. Fraction |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| BCKD | Branched-chain Alpha-ketoacid Dehydrogenase |
| EWALD | Evanescent Wave Analysis With Laser Diodes |
| IBIC | Ion Beam Induced Charge |
| ECD | Electron Capture Detector (gas Chromatography) |
| LTMLS | Low Temperature Molecular Luminescence Spectroscopy |