| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDM | Electrical Discharge Machining |
| CEIC | Caribbean Environmental Information Center |
| TBP | Tributyl Phosphate |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| TPU | Thermoplastic Polyurethane |
| GDNF | Glial-derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| TPMB | Two-potential-modified Born (approxn. In Inelastic Collisions) |
| FMO | Floating Molecular Orbital |
| FEL | Free Electron Laser |
| QDT | Quantum-defect Theory |