| Acronym | Meaning |
| FASS | Field-amplified Sample Stacking |
| RAGE | Receptor For Advanced Glycation Endproducts |
| AFEAS | Alternative Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| MACSIMS | Measurement Of Atmospheric Constituents By Selective Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| BPCD | Bipolar Pulse Conductivity Detector |
| BO | Brueckner Orbital |
| 2DEG | Two-dimensional Electron Gas |
| PAO | Polarized Atomic Orbital |
| VSIP | Valence State Ionization Potential |
| CESAR | Canadian Expedition To Study The Alpha Ridge |