| Acronym | Meaning |
| HFD-B | Hartree-Fock Dispersion-b (potential |
| PAC | Polycyclic Aromatic Compound |
| TSDIA | Two-scale Direct-interaction Approximation [in Flow Energy Modeling] |
| CORMIX | Cornell Mixing Zone Model |
| FAFS | Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl Orthosilicate |
| MCOPM | Multiconfiguration Optimized Potential Model |
| GMO | Group Molecular Orbital |
| POSS | Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |