| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPP | Fertilization Promoting Peptide |
| UCMR | Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation |
| HAUP | High Accuracy Universal Polarimeter |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction Analysis |
| SCRF | Self-consistent Reaction Field |
| CGCP | Canadian Global Change Program |
| QUASIMEME | Quality Assurance Of Information For Marine Environmental Monitoring In Europe |
| NODP | National Oceanic And Deposition Program |
| PCOP | Positron Correlation Polarization (potential) |
| ICR | Intensified Controlled Rolling |