| Acronym | Meaning |
| BFFAR | Benthic Foraminifera Accumulation Rate |
| MPAN | Peroxy Methacrolyl Nitrate |
| QPO | Quasi-periodic Oscillation |
| TRAXS | Total Reflection Angle X-ray Spectroscopy |
| RCF | Relative Centrifugal Force |
| WDS | Wavelength-dispersive Spectrometry |
| PAK | P21-Activated Kinase |
| MERD | Mine Emergency Responsiveness Development |
| PONA | Paraffins, Olefins, Naphthalenes, And Aromatics (in Petroleum Analysis) |
| EMT | Effective-medium Theory (of Bonding In Metallic Systems) |