| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPCZE | High Performance Capillary Zone Electrophoresis |
| VSMOW | Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting Enzyme |
| DOD | Department Of Defense |
| MLEE | Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis |
| SI | Surface Ionization |
| FIM | Forced Impulse Method (in Atom Ion-impact Ionization) |
| SODART | Soviet Danish Roentgen Telescope |
| GCA | Generator Coordinate Approxn. |
| PMT | Photomultiplier Tube |