| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRSERS | Time-resolved Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| ADES | Angle-dispersed Electron Spectroscopy |
| HCPT | Hard-core Perturbation Theory |
| EVB | Effective Valence Bond (hamiltonian) |
| LPIC | Low Pressure Ion Chromatography |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| LSASV | Linear Sweep Anodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| FTS | Fourier Transform Spectroscopy |
| FEFA | Fiber-optic Evanescent Field Absorption |
| RFA | Regulatory Flexibility Act |