| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOD | Sediment Oxygen Demand |
| PTS | Position-tagged Spectroscopy |
| IRS | Insulin Receptor Substrate |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid |
| SAM | Self-assembled Monolayer |
| TOST | Turbine Oil Stability Test |
| ICAME | International Commission On Application Of Moessbauer Effect |
| ELH | Egg-laying Hormone |
| MOLED | Molecular Organic Light Emitting Diode |
| LGM | Last Glacial Maximum (most Recent Era Of Continental Glaciation; See Also PGP) |