| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDMS | Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| SFC | Supercritical Fluid Chromatography |
| SAIM | Scaled Atoms-in-molecules |
| HOAT | 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (peptide Coupling Agent) |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| DAFS | Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure |
| TGRS | Transient Gamma-Ray Spectrometer |
| AQM | Additive Quark Model |
| GFAA | Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption |
| EDA | Electron Donor-acceptor |