| Acronym | Meaning |
| CMP | Chemical Measurement Process |
| 7-ADCA | 7-aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic Acid |
| QCD | Quantum Chromodynamics |
| ARC | Antireflection Coating |
| TED | Thermal Electron Detectors |
| ELNES | Electron Energy-loss Near Edge Structure |
| EDXRS | Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectrometry |
| A2LA | American Association For Laboratory Accreditation |
| DVR-REV | Discrete Variable Representation-ray Eigenvector |
| MPD | Multiphoton Dissociation |