| Acronym | Meaning |
| SHRIMP | Sensitive High Mass Resolution Ion Microprobe |
| SXNO | Singly Excited Natural Orbital |
| UHP | Ultra High Purity |
| BPC | Bonded-phase Chromatography |
| OLGA | On-Line Gas Chemistry Apparatus |
| SAM1 | Semi-ab Initio Model1 |
| ULIRG | Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy |
| LEMO | Lowest Empty Molecular Orbital (equivalent To LUMO) |
| SUS | Saybolt Unit Seconds (viscosity Measurement) |
| CAMP | Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |