| Acronym | Meaning |
| UDWA | Unitarized Distorted-wave Approximation |
| LTTD | Low Temperature Thermal Desorption |
| LNDO | Local Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| CDI | Chronic Daily Intakes |
| SEIRA | Surface-enhanced Infrared Absorption |
| FEA | Finite-element Analysis |
| FDDI | Fiber-Distributed Data Interface |
| FMEA | Failure Mode And Effect Analysis |
| PESOS | Perkin-Elmer Solvent Optimization System |