| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPCC | Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures |
| RITS | Radiatively Important Trace Species |
| LD | Laser Desorption |
| MAS | Molecular Absorption Spectroscopy |
| PIES | Partial Integration Exterior Scaling (in Calcns. On Resonance Positions And Lifetimes |
| IEPA | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
| LEMF | Laser-excited Molecular Fluorescence |
| TMBP | Tin Mill Black Plate |
| AGU | Anhydroglucose Units |
| NLC | Nematic Liq. Crystal |