| Acronym | Meaning |
| DICD | Dispersion-induced Circular Dichroism |
| BSFC | Break Specific Fuel Consumption |
| MRE | Mining Research Establishment |
| PSOM | Pseudostate Optical Model |
| DWBC | Deep Western Boundary Current |
| YSGG | Yttrium Scandium Gallium Garnet |
| HPL | Human Placental Lactogen |
| SMPR | Specific Methane Production Rate |
| IEA | Industrial Environmental Association |
| RIFS | Reflectometric Interference Spectroscopy |