| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| BDD | Boron-doped Diamond |
| 4WM | Four Wave Mixing |
| USDA | United States Department Of Agriculture |
| LISPS | Laser-induced Shock Wave Plasma Spectroscopy |
| CAPE | Convective Available Potential Energy |
| MOVFF | Modified Orbital Valence Force Field |
| INDOEX | Indian Ocean Experiment |
| BSTR | Batch Stirred Tank Reactor |
| ESAD | Electron-stimulated Associative Desorption |