| Acronym | Meaning |
| BZ | 3-quinuclidinyl Benzilate (chemical Warfare Agent) |
| SESAM | Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror |
| XEAPS | X-ray Excited Electron Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| PPMA | Parts Per Million Atomic |
| GCLDA | Gradient-corrected Local Density Approximation |
| HAB | High-Alumina Basalt |
| HORSES | Higher-order Raman Spectral Excitation Studies |
| AADO | Angular (momentum Conservation) Average Dipole Orientation Theory (in Io-mol. Reactions) |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |