| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIMS | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| BMAW | Bare Metal Arc Welding |
| FPPA | Federal Plant Pest Act |
| CDF | Cumulative Distribution Functions |
| GDE | Gas Diffusion Electrode |
| TALIF | Two-photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| MCE | Mixed Cellulose Ester |
| EMAT | Effluent Microtox Acute Toxicity |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| IPCM | Isodensity Polarizable Continuum Model [ab Initio Method] |