| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSF | Synchronous Scanning Fluorescence |
| POS | Points-on-a-sphere (repulsion Potential Model |
| ASPT | Av. Score Per Taxon |
| AF | Audio Frequency |
| HAMA | Human Anti-mouse Antibody |
| BLS | Brillouin Light Scattering |
| FMTBA | Fitted Modified Tight-binding Approxn. |
| HIBA | 2-hydroxyisobutyric Acid |
| FCA | Frozen-core Appproximation |
| PGP | Previous Glacial Period (glacial Maximum Of O18 Stage 6; Predates The LGM) |