| Acronym | Meaning |
| BHMT | Betaine-homocysteine Methyltransferase |
| LCFFUA | Linear Combination Of Floating Functions Of United Atom |
| MTDSC | Modulated Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| PEM | Photoelectron Microscopy |
| FOCAL | Francais Ocean Et Climat Dans L'Atlantique Equatorial |
| REPA | Resource And Environmental Profile Analysis |
| AISIT | Automatic Intelligent Sampler For Inorganic Trace Constituents |
| HPL | Human Placental Lactogen |
| PTRI | Programmed Temperature Retention Index |
| LSS | Life-Span Study |