| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIPAC | Collaborative International Pesticides Analytical Council |
| MIP | Microwave Induced Plasma |
| NLLS | Nonlinear Least Squares |
| SOMO | Singly Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| AEA-MO | All-electron Approxn.-mol. Orbital |
| BASTM | Beam-assisted Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| MOSHO | Maximum Overlap Symmetry Hybrid Orbital |
| SCOD | Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| AEM | Acoustic Emission Monitoring |
| MEG | Modified Electron Gas (quantum Calcn. Method) |