| Acronym | Meaning |
| LCO | Light Cycle Oil |
| DIRBE | Diffuse IR Background Experiment |
| OLMO | Orthonormal Localized Mol. Orbital |
| SCCM | Self-consistent Cell Model |
| BIS | Bispectral Index |
| GDC | Glow Discharge Cleaning |
| ITP | Inosine 5'-triphosphate |
| LAMOFS-ETE | Laser Excited Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy With Electrothermal Evaporation |
| NIMR | National Institute For Medical Research |
| MMIC | Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit |