| Acronym | Meaning |
| CTOF | Charge Time-of-Flight Spectrometer |
| DIBAL | Diisobutylaluminum Hydride |
| SIIMS | Secondary Ion Imaging Mass Spectrometry |
| B3LYP | A Density Functional Method Due To Lee |
| CRD | Cavity Ring Down |
| SMRI | Swedish Meat Research Institute |
| TTS | T Tauri Star |
| MAO | Modified Atomic Orbital |
| COSPAR | Committee On Space Research |
| DTPMP | Diethylenetriaminopenta(methylenephosphonic Acid) |