| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDW | Exchange Distorted-wave |
| RSM | Response Surface Method |
| IRSL | IR Stimulated Luminescence |
| HFRR | High Frequency Reciprocating Rig |
| SCGF | Stem Cell Growth Factor |
| MAFF | Ministry Of Agriculture |
| EMI | Enriched Mantle Component 1 (of S. R. Hart |
| PCNA | Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen |
| O/E | Observed Number/expected Number Ratio = Relative Risk |
| VRDDO | Variable Retention Of Diatomic Differential Overlap |