| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRO | Gasoline-range Organics |
| OEH | One-electron Hamiltonian (quantum Method) |
| AQSA | Anthraquinone-2-sulfonic Acid |
| GCNF | Germ Cell Nuclear Factor |
| RPTP | Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |
| AI | Agpaitic Index [represents The (Na2O + K2O)/Al2O3 Ratio] |
| EPIC | Erosion-productivity Impact Calculator |
| ESIMS | Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| PNO | Pseudonatural Orbital |
| RADREM | Radioactivity Research And Environmental Monitoring Committee |