| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOFAR | Sound Fixing And Ranging |
| PTM | Posttranslational Modification |
| APCI | Atm. Pressure Chem. Ionization |
| POSSUM | Protein Online Substructure Searching - Ullman Method |
| SPT | Standard Penetration Test |
| OSSE | Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment |
| MX | 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone |
| GMI | Giant Magnetoimpedance |
| AHF | Antihemophilic Factor |
| IGCP | International Geological Correlation Program |