| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| MSO | Molecular Spin Orbital |
| SQM | Scaled Quantum Mechanics (in Ab Initio Calcns.) |
| DCCI | Dissociation-consistent Configuration Interaction |
| PCFA | Principal Component Factor Analysis |
| IDI | Ion Dipole Induced (potential Term In Potential Energy Surfaces) See Also LEPS-IDI |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| CNIDR | Clearinghouse For Networked Information Discovery And Retrieval |
| GDME | Glycol Dimethyl Ether |
| EMMA | Electrophoretically-mediated Microanalysis |