| Acronym | Meaning |
| RVC | Reticulated Vitreous Carbon (electrode) |
| RACER | Research On Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem Rates |
| IRZ | Immediate Response Zone |
| LOESS | Locally Weighted Smoothers [in Modeling] |
| RAFA | Rank Annihilation Factor Analysis |
| DCPAES | Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| SEE | Standard Error Of Estimate |
| KHP | Potassium Hydrogen Phthalate |
| ESWL | Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy |
| PGIP | Polygalacturonase-inhibiting Protein |