| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDGE | Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment |
| INR | International Normalized Ratio |
| SC-VB | Spin-coupled Valence Bond |
| ELM | Emulsion Liquid Membranes |
| OMMSQA | Office Of Modeling |
| SLD | Superluminescent Diode |
| UPW | Ultrapure Water |
| ACL | Average Contaminant Level |
| DIU | Data Information Unit (of WOCE Data System) |
| ND | Nitrification Denitrification |