| Acronym | Meaning |
| PETEOS | Plasma-enhanced Tetraethylorthosilicate |
| BICINE | N N Bis 2 Hydroxyethyl Glycine |
| CHTS | Combinatorial High-throughput Screening |
| TSQMS | Triple-stage Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry |
| CPR | Cytochrome P 450 Reductase |
| CCSDS | Consultative Committee For Space Data Systems |
| SPM | Suspended Particulate Matter |
| CPV | Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Virus |
| LDA | Local-density Approximation |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |