| Acronym | Meaning |
| DBDPO | Decabromodiphenyl Oxide |
| ZPL | Zero-phonon Line |
| ASA | Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate Terpolymer |
| DBEP | Bis(2-butoxyethyl) Phthalate |
| NSF | Near-surface Fractionated (mantle) |
| AMC | Airborne Molecular Contamination |
| OSTLS | Optical Saturation Thermal Lens Spectrometry |
| AMDI | Atom Monopole-dipole Interaction |
| FVP | Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis |
| SLEEP | Scanning Low Energy Electron Probe |