| Acronym | Meaning |
| 3DWQM | Chesapeake Bay Three Dimensional Time Variable Water Quality Model |
| AMS | Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Or Spectroscopy |
| VTA | Ventral Tegmental Area |
| AMPA | Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid |
| RSF | Relative Sensitivity Factor |
| TMAH | Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide |
| CME | Crucible Melt Extraction |
| PAZ | Partial Annealing Zone (fission-track) |
| PHC | Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| SCTB | Self-consistent Tight-binding (in Electronic Structure) |