| Acronym | Meaning |
| SXRFM | Synchrotron X-ray-fluorescence Microprobe |
| NOBIC | Near-field Optical Beam Induced Current |
| SNL | Sandia National Laboratory |
| PPE | Poly(phenylene Ether)s |
| AHR | Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor |
| UCMR | Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation |
| AGNIC | Agriculture Network Information Center |
| EOM-CC | Equation Of Motion-coupled Cluster |
| WATOC | World Association Of Theoretically Oriented Chemists |
| ABS | Arc Bond Sputter |