| Acronym | Meaning |
| SROS | Spin-restricted Open Shell |
| GC/MS/DS | Gas Chromatography/mass Spectrometry/data System (Finnigan) |
| SAFARI | Southern African Regional Science Initiative |
| GFPE | Generalized Fokker-Planck Equation |
| QPO | Quasi-periodic Oscillation |
| CPVC | Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride |
| HLNCC | High Level Neutron Coincidence Counter |
| TBN | Total Base Number |
| PWS | Public Water System |
| OTCEC | Open Tubular Capillary Electrochromatography |