| Acronym | Meaning |
| MS | Mass Spectrometer |
| HIBA | 2-hydroxyisobutyric Acid |
| NMMO | N-methylmorpholine N-oxide |
| EPCE | Effective Pair Correlation Energy Method |
| AWCC | Active Well Coincidence Counter |
| ODMR | Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance |
| OCTS | Ocean Color And Temperature Sensor |
| EOM | Equations Of Motion Method (green's Function) |
| SCA | Semiclassical Approximation |
| CGTO | Contracted Gaussian-type Orbital |