| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABMA | American Boiler Manufacturers Association |
| DRS | Dissolved Reactive Silicate |
| SRPES | Synchrotron Radiation Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| DAIM | Deformed Atoms In Molecules |
| PESOS | Perkin-Elmer Solvent Optimization System |
| NMVOC | Nonmethane Volatile Organic Compound |
| NIF | National Ignition Facility |
| SECWA | State Energy Commission Of Western Australia |
| CPUE | Capture Per Unit Effort |
| MAR | Matrix Attachment Region |