| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| OU | Odor Units |
| SCC-DVM | Self-consistent-charge-discrete-variational Method |
| MIS | Mobile Incineration System |
| HATREMS | Hazardous And Trace Emissions System |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether |
| IMOA | Iterative Maximum Overlap Approximation |
| ESA | Electrostatic Sector Analysis |
| ACE | Aerosol Characterization Experiment |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |