| Acronym | Meaning |
| GBA | Generalized Born Approxn. |
| OB/OD | Open Burn/open Detonation |
| BIXE | Bombardment-induced X-ray Emission |
| LITD | Lased Induced Thermal Desorption |
| ISI | Institute For Scientific Information |
| MPPSIRD | Mass Peak Profiling From Selected Ion Recording Data |
| UHIPI | Ultrahigh Intensity Post-ionization |
| AQSA | Anthraquinone-2-sulfonic Acid |
| CPV | Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Virus |
| ESQUIRE | External Source QUIstor With Resonance Ejection |