| Acronym | Meaning |
| SHRIMP | Sensitive High Mass Resolution Ion Microprobe |
| BEIS | Biogenic Emissions Inventory System (US EPA) |
| ARB | Air Resources Board (California) |
| FMIR | Frustrated Multiple Internal Reflection |
| EBIS | Electron-beam Ion Source |
| HEK | Human Embryonic Kidney |
| MIR | Maximum Individual Risk |
| SCPW | Symmetrized Combination Of Plane Waves |
| LSIRD | Lunar Scout Infrared Detector |
| BOS | Basic Oxygen Steelmaking |