| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRPH | Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
| RVCM | Renormalized Virtual-crystal Method (for Electronic Structure) |
| SUVA | Specific UV Absorbance |
| IRMPA | Infrared Multiphoton Absorption |
| CI-HY | Configuration Interaction-Hylleraas |
| SAGE | Serial Analysis Of Gene Expression |
| EPA | Electron Population Analysis |
| IIW | International Institute Of Welding |
| DGGE | Denaturing-gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| IMF | Intermediate Mass Fragment |