| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDA | Phase Doppler Analysis |
| SLS | Sodium Lauryl Sulfate |
| LEFI | Local Electric Field Instrument |
| LPFF | Laser Photolysis Fragment Fluorescence |
| RAN | Residual Acrylonitrile |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| MFS | Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| CNDO/2D | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap With Deorthogonalization |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation |
| OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods |