| Acronym | Meaning |
| IKES | Ion-kinetic-energy Spectroscopy |
| EDTGA | Electrodynamic Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| ANSOM | Apertureless Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy |
| CCFOM | Charche-charge Flux-overlap Modified (model In IR Spectra Calcn.) |
| GVB | Generalized Valence Bond |
| WRAP | Waste Receiving And Processing |
| DME | Dropping Mercury Electrode |
| MDGC | Multidimensional Gas Chromatography |
| VCE | Vapor Cloud Explosion |
| SAXPS | Selected Area X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |