| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAMOFS-ETE | Laser Excited Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy With Electrothermal Evaporation |
| INRS | Institut National De Recherche Et De Securite (Paris |
| GLO | Gaussian Lobe Orbital |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| LSDXS-SIC | Local-spin-density (with) Screened Exchange (and) Self-interactiond Correction |
| AXAF | Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility |
| PRRSV | Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome Virus |
| AQCC | Air Quality Control Center |
| GC/MS/DS | Gas Chromatography/mass Spectrometry/data System (Finnigan) |
| HFO | Hydrous Ferric Oxide |