| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFZ | Polar Frontal Zone |
| ZERI | Zero Emissions Research Initiative |
| SSH | Suppressive Subtraction Hybridization |
| IRM | Isothermal Remanent Magnetization |
| RMP2 | Restricted Moeller-Plesset Second-order (perturbation Theory) |
| DRIFT | Diffuse Reflectance IR Fourier Transform |
| LAT | Latency-associated Transcript |
| SCBA | Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| IDD | Insulin-dependent Diabetes |
| PQC | Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal |