| Acronym | Meaning |
| CLAMP | Center For Laser Aided Materials Processing |
| CHES | 3-(cyclohexylamino)ethylsulfonic Acid |
| PFI | Pulsed Field Ionization |
| DFWM | Degenerate Four-wave Mixing |
| UOVMO | Unoccupied Valence-type Mol. Orbital |
| XRFS | X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| PAC | Polycyclic Aromatic Compound |
| GDMS | Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry |
| JESSI | Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative |
| EFB | Empty Fruit Bunch |