| Acronym | Meaning |
| GCSOA | Gain-clamped Semiconductor Optical Amplifier |
| SSSP | Simulation Of Single Sludge Processes |
| DPA | Dipicolinic Acid |
| LCMS | Liquid Chromatography-mass Spectrometry |
| UOFMN | Unified Organically Functionalized Mesoporous Network |
| MD/MC-CEM | Molecular Dynamics/Monte Carlo-corrected Effective Medium |
| DIET | Desorption Induced By Electronic Transitions |
| APAF | Apoptosis Protease Activating Factor |
| TOSS | Total Suppression Of Sidebands |
| PIRSS | Polarization IR Surface Spectroscopy |