| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRISM | Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer For Mars |
| AWI | Air Water Interface |
| HPTLC | High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography |
| IPCM | Isodensity Polarizable Continuum Model [ab Initio Method] |
| VPSEM | Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope |
| PIUG | Patent Information Users Group |
| TMAH | Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| BCO | Bounded Crystal Orbital |
| EAAS | Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |