| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPRT | Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase |
| RTF | Room Temperature Fluorescence |
| DBR | Distributed Bragg Reflector |
| ZME | Zeolite-modified Electrode |
| PAD | Pulsed Amperometric Detection |
| MPCVD | Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| QSMR | Quantitative Structure-metabolism Relationship |
| ND | Nitrification Denitrification |
| SSHF | Spin-symmetrized Hartree-Fock (wave Function) |
| TAMS | Toxic Air Monitoring System (US EPA) |