| Acronym | Meaning |
| DQSK | Drawing Quality Special Killed |
| PAPS | Phase-alternated Pulse Sequence |
| FVP | Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis |
| SROS | Spin-restricted Open Shell |
| PICLS | Photoionization Controlled-loss Spectroscopy |
| AIBS | American Institute Of Biological Sciences |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| XPS | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| CPP | Core Polarization Potential |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |