| Acronym | Meaning |
| QCDL | Quenched Cavity Dye Laser |
| ACP | Automatic Correlation Partitioning |
| SVE | Selected Valence Electron Model |
| TCSCF | Two-configuration Self-consistent Field Procedure |
| TIRFCS | Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy |
| SOFIA | Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy |
| AGP | Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein |
| LCHAO | Linear Combination Of Hybrid Atomic Orbitals |
| HPC | Heterotrophic Plate Count |
| SAWS | Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor |