| Acronym | Meaning |
| SFIP | Sector Facility Indexing Project |
| SSRS | Subtracted Shifted Raman Spectroscopy |
| SEAC | Surface-enhanced Affinity Capture |
| TEY | Total Electron Yield |
| SQUID | Superconducting Quantum Interference Device |
| ENR | Endogenous Nitrate Respiration |
| CSIR | Council For Scientific And Industrial Research (South Africa) |
| IGF | Insulin-like Growth Factor |
| EMG | Exponentially Modified Gaussian |
| NTA | Nitrilotriacetic Acid |