| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDA | Glow Discharge Atomization (for Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) |
| NLLSQ | Nonlinear Least Squares |
| SPME | Solid-Phase Microextraction |
| DSA | Doppler Shift Attenuation |
| EKF | Extended Kalman Filter |
| APD | Avalanche Photodiode |
| CCO | Coupled-channel-optical (potential |
| MLE | Molecular Layer Epitaxy |
| CFCM | Continuous Feed Completely Mixed Reactor System |
| CTMAB | Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (cationic Surfactant) |