| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMP | Inosine 5'-phosphate |
| PRIME | Plume Rise Model Enhancements |
| ADP | Auger Depth Profiling |
| UA | Unequilibrated Aggregate (interplanetary Dust Particle) |
| MPI | Modified Perturbation Iteration |
| SDIO | Strategic Defense Initiative Organization |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting |
| ACME | Aquatic Cycling Of Mercury In The Everglades |
| HREELS | High-resolution Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |