| Acronym | Meaning |
| BTEX | Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, And Xylene |
| PHDD | Polyhalogenated Dibenzodioxin(s) |
| SCFX-CI | Excited-state Self-consistent Field Configuration Interaction |
| QCSE | Quantum-confined Stark Effect |
| SEE | Static Exact Exchange (approxn. In Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| CASRN | Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number |
| NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| CGC | Capillary Gas Chromatography |
| LBSF | Local Back Surface Field (solar Cells) |
| SDOSS | Sodium Dioctylsulfosuccinate |