| Acronym | Meaning |
| DONUT | Direct Observation Of The Nu Tau |
| ABA | Acrylonitrile-butadiene Acrylate |
| EIIP | Emission Inventory Improvement Program |
| CNDO/S | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spectroscopic |
| TQCM | Temperature-controlled Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| FADEC | Full Authority Digital Engine Control |
| SA-LCAO | Symmetry-adapted Linear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals |
| MRD-CI | Multireference Double-excitation Configuration Interaction |
| NEDT | Noise Equivalent Delta T |
| VUV | Vacuum Ultraviolet |