| Acronym | Meaning |
| TPSR | Temp.-programmed Surface Reaction |
| IPDA | Intensified Photodiode Arrays |
| RBSN | Reaction-bonded Silicon Nitride |
| EPI | Electronic Patent Index |
| PAE | Postantibiotic Effect |
| GNACHO | Gravitationally Neg. Anomalous Compact Halo Object |
| WPB | Within Plate Basalts |
| CAS-SCF | Complete Active Space SCF (a CI-type Method) |
| MESA | Maximum Entropy Spectral Analysis |
| AMOSC | Australian Marine Oil Spill Center |