| Acronym | Meaning |
| CV-AFS | Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| DLOS | Deep-level Optical Spectroscopy |
| NEAR | Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous |
| EGU | European Geosciences Union |
| GCEMC | Grand Canonical Ensemble Monte Carlo |
| XRS | X-Ray Spectroscopy |
| OPEE | Organic Phase Enzyme Electrode |
| PDVSA | Petroleos De Venezuela |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| FNAA | Fast Neutron Activation Analysis |