| Acronym | Meaning |
| HANS | Heavy Aromatic Naphtha Solvent |
| DAS | Direct Absorption Spectroscopy |
| MEEKC | Microemulsion Electrokinetic Chromatography |
| SIRMO | Senior Information Resource Management Officer |
| QAC | Quaternary Ammonium Compound |
| FGSE | Field-gradient Spin-echo |
| ARC | Antireflection Coating |
| ESD | Equiv. Spherical Diam. |
| FD | Field Desorption |
| SMP | Soluble Microbial Products |