| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAAS | Laser Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| NTU | Nephelometric Turbidity Unit |
| CAL | Central Analytical Laboratory |
| LPIN | Lipoprotein Ice Nucleator |
| TDPAC | Time Differential Perturbed Angular Correlation |
| FOM | Forced Oscillator Model |
| TTO | Transient Tracers In The Ocean |
| PTSD | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
| PBO | Polarized Born-Oppenheimer |
| AME | Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess |