| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSG | Fluorosilicate Glass |
| SASE | Self-amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| GHSV | Gas Hourly Space Velocity |
| BBO | Bonding Bond Orbital |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide |
| QCI | Quadratic Configuration Interaction |
| XHV | Extremely High Vacuum |
| CNDO/FK | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ Fischer-Kollmar |
| ALMA | Analytical Laboratory Managers Association |
| NOC | Nonionic Organic Contaminants |