| Acronym | Meaning |
| YAEL | Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory |
| IRDO | Intermediate Retention Of Differential Overlap |
| CWM | Chem. Warfare Materials |
| NLO | Nonlinear Optical |
| EBL | Electron-beam Lithography |
| BAAQMD | Bay Area Air Quality Management District |
| TOM | Transition Operator Method |
| IGAIM | Individual Gages (for) Atoms In Molecules |
| MEEKC | Microemulsion Electrokinetic Chromatography |
| CTARC | Chemical Testing And Assessment Research Commission |