| Acronym | Meaning |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |
| DGB | Distributed Gaussian Basis (mol. Wave Function) |
| HPMC | Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells |
| QCR | Quartz Crystal Resonator |
| SIM | Standards Injection Module |
| DVM | Discrete Variational Method |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| SID | Selected Ion Detection |
| APAD | 3-acetylpyridine Adenine Dinucleotidepar |
| HEDTA | Hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic Acid |