| Acronym | Meaning |
| BPDA | 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride |
| INDO/RZ | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap/Ridley-Zerner |
| MAR | Matrix Attachment Region |
| GLISP | Great Lakes International Surveillance Plan |
| DNAA | Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis |
| DZDP | (double Zeta)-diffuse-polarization (basis Set In Configuration-mixing Mo Calcns. On Mols.) |
| EPAAR | EPA Acquisition Regulation Manual |
| SIIMS | Secondary Ion Imaging Mass Spectrometry |
| IT | Integral Transform |
| MAC | Methyl Allyl Chloride |