| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDRP | Carbon Dioxide Research Program (of US Department Of Energy) |
| ARE | Activated Reactive Evaporation |
| TDEMSE | Time-dependent Effective Mass Schroedinger Equation |
| LSM | Laser Surface Melting |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| OGWDW | Office Of Ground Water And Drinking Water |
| ADIFAB | Acrylodan Labeled Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein |
| DSRT | Deep Sea Reversing Thermometer |
| EP | Extraction Procedure |
| TDCS | Total Dissolved And Colloidal Solids |