| Acronym | Meaning |
| AME | Apparent Metabolizable Energy |
| GMO | Generalized Molecular Orbital |
| AEROCE | Atmosphere-Ocean Chemistry Experiment |
| AABW | Antarctic Bottom Water |
| XHV | Extremely High Vacuum |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| ARCS | Assessment And Remediation Of Contaminated Sediments |
| IOSA | Infinite Order Suden Approxn. (for Mol. Scattering Calcns.) |
| I-TEF | International Toxicity Equvalency Factor |
| IWEM | Institution Of Water And Environmental Management |