AAS (atomic absorption spectrometry)

ac, a.c., A.C.,AC (alternating current)

ACE (affinity capillary electrophoresis)

ADC (analog-to-digital converter)

AES (atomic emission spectroscopy)

AES (Auger electron spectroscopy)

AFS (atomic fluorescence spectrometry)

AFS (atomic fluorescence spectroscopy)

AM (amplitude modulation)

ANOVA (analysis of variance)

AO (atomic orbital)

APS (appearance potential spectroscopy)

ASV (anodic stripping voltammetry)

ATR (attenuated total reflectance)

CARS (coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy)

CBP (chemically bonded phase)

CCD (charge-coupled device)

CCD (contactless conductivity detector)

CCI (complete configuration interaction)

CE (capillary electrophoresis)

CEM (channel electron multiplier)

CEPA (coupled-electron pair approximation)

CGE (capillary gel electrophoresis)

CI (chemical ionization)

CI (confidence interval)

CID (collision induced dissociation)

CL (confidence limits)

CLC (capillary liquid chromatography)

CMC (critical micelle concentration)

CMP (capacitively coupled microwave plasma)

CPMET (coupled-pair many-electron theory)

CPU (central processing unit)

CRM (certified reference material)

CT (charge transfer)

CT band (charge-transfer band)

CV (coefficient of variation)

CVAAS (cold vapour atomic absorption spectroscopy)

CW (continuous wave)

CZE (capillary zone electrophoresis)

DAC (digital-to-analog conversion)

DAD (diode array detector)

DAPS (disappearance potential spectroscopy)

DATA (differential and thermogravimetric analysis)

DBE (double-bond equivalent)

DC potentiald.c. potential (direct current voltage)

dc, d.c., D.C., DC (direct current)

DPASV (differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry)

DSC (differential scanning calorimetry)

DTA (differential thermal analysis)

DTG (derivative thermogravimetry)

EC (electrochromatography)

ECD (electron capture detector)

ECM (electrocapillary maximum)

EDAX (energy dispersive analysis of X-rays)

EDL (electrodeless discharge lamp)

EDS (energy dispersive spectrometry)

EDXRF (energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence)

EELS (electron energy loss spectroscopy)

EGA (evolved gas analysis)

EGD (evolved gas detection)

EI (electron impact ionization)

EI (electron ionization)

EID (electron induced desorption)

EIID (electron impact ion desorption)

EMF (electromotive force)

EMV (electromotive voltage)

EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance)

ESCA (electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis)

ESD (electron stimulated desorption)

ESI (electrospray ionization)

ESP (electrospray)

ESR (electron spin resonance)

ETA (electrothermal atomizer)

ETA (emanation thermal analysis)

ETAAS (electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry)

ETAAS (electrothermal atomic absorption spectroscopy)

ETV (electrothermal vaporizer)

EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure)

FA (factor analysis)

FAES (flame atomic emission spectrometry)

FANES (furnace atomic non-thermal excitation spectrometry)

FD (field desorption)

FEED (field emission energy distribution)

FEM (field emission microscopy)

FET (field-effect transistor)

FFF (field-flow fractionation)

FFT (fast Fourier transformation)

FFT algorithm (fast Fourier transform algorithm)

FIA (flow injection analysis)

FID (flame ionization detector)

FID (free induction decay)

FIM (field-ionization microscope)

FIR (far infrared)

FIR (far infrared region)

FPD (flame photometric detector)

FT (Fourier transformation)

FT-Raman spectrometer (Fourier transform Raman spectrometer)

FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy)

FTS (Fourier transform spectroscopy)

FWHM (full width at half maximum)

GC (gas chromatography)

GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry)

GFAA (graphite furnace atomic absorption)

GLC (gas-liquid chromatography)

GPC (gel permeation chromatography)

GSC (gas-solid chromatography)

HATR (horizontal attenuated total reflectance)

HCL (hollow-cathode lamp)

HEED (high energy electron diffraction)

HETP (height equivalent to a theoretical plate)

HGAAS (hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy)

HOMO (highest occupied (molecular orbital))

HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography)

HPLC (high-pressure liquid chromatography)

HPTLC (high-performance thin-layer liquid chromatography)

HRGS (high-resolution gas chromatography)

HRLC (high-resolution liquid chromatography)

HSLC (high-speed liquid chromatography)

IC (internal conversion)

IC (ion chromatography)

ICP (inductively coupled plasma)

ICP-AES (ICP-atomic emission spectrometry)

ICP-MS (ICP-mass spectrometry)

ICP-OES (ICP-optical emission spectrometry)

IEC (ion-exchange chromatography)

IEF (isoelectric focus(s)ing)

IETS (inelastic electron tunnelling spectroscopy)

ILS (ionization loss spectroscopy)

INS (ion neutralization spectroscopy)

IR (infrared)

IR spectrometry (infrared spectrometry)

ISC (intersystem crossing)

ISFET (ion-selective field-effect transistor)

ISS (ion scattering spectroscopy)

IT (isomeric transition)

ITP (isotachophoresis)

l (orbital angular momentum quantum number)

LAN (local area network)

LC (liquid chromatography)

LCAO (linear combination of atomic orbitals)

LCI (limited configuration interaction)

LED (light emitting diode)

LEED (low-energy electron diffraction)

LEMS (low-energy molecular beam scattering)

LFMO (low free molecular orbital)

LFT (ligand field theory)

LIBS (laser induced breakdown spectroscopy)

LIF (laser induced fluorescence)

LIMS (laboratory information and management system)

LIPS (laser induced plasma spectroscopy)

LLC (liquid-liquid chromatography)

LMA (laser micro-spectral analyzer)

LMP (laser micro-probe)

LSC (liquid-solid chromatography)

MALDI (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization)

MAS (molecular absorption spectroscopy)

MEKC (micelar electrokinetic chromatography)

MES (molecular emission spectroscopy)

MIR (mid infrared)

MIR (multiple internal reflection)

MIT (matrix isolation technique)

MO (molecular orbital)

mol (mol)

MS (mass spectrometry)

MS-MS (tandem mass spectrometry)

n (principal quantum number)

NAA (neutron activation analysis)

NDDO (neglect of diatomic differential overlap)

NEXAFS (near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure)

NIR (near infrared)

NIR (near infrared region)

NIR spectrometry (near infrared spectrometry)

NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance)

NMR spectrometry (nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry)

NPC (normal-phase chromatography)

OES (optical emission spectrometry)

OES (optical emission spectroscopy)

OOP (out-of-plane)

ORD (optical rotatory dispersion)

PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon)

PAS (photoacoustic spectroscopy)

PC (paper chromatography)

PCA (principal component analysis)

PCR (principal component regression)

PESIS (photoelectron spectroscopy of inner shells)

PESOS (photoelectron spectroscopy of outer shells)

PID (photoionization detector)

PIS (Penning ionization spectroscopy)

PIXE (particle induced X-ray emission)

PLS (partial least squares (method))

PLS regression (partial least squares regression)

PMR (proton magnetic resonance)

PNO (pair natural orbitals)

PZC (potential of zero charge)

QA (quality assurance)

QC (quality control)

R active (Raman active)

RAM (random access memory)

RBS (Rutherford back-scattering spectroscopy)

RDE (rotating disk electrode)

RF (radiofrequency)

RF generator (radiofrequency generator)

RHEED (reflection high energy electron diffraction)

RI (refractive index)

RMM (relative molecular mass)

RMR (relative molar response)

ROM (read only memory)

RP-HPLC (reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography)

RRDE (rotating ring-disk electrode)

RSD (relative standard deviation)

S/N ratio (signal-noise ratio)

S/N ratio (signal-to-noise ratio)

SAM (scanning Auger microscopy)

SCE (saturated calomel electrode)

SCOT (support coated open tubular column)

SEC (size-exclusion chromatography)

SEM (scanning electron microscope)

SF (supercritical fluid)

SFC (supercritical fluid chromatography)

SFE (supercritical fluid extraction)

SHE (standard hydrogen electrode)

SIM (selected ion monitoring)

SIMS (secondary ion mass spectroscopy)

SMDE (static mercury drop electrode)

SOMO (singly occupied molecular orbital)

SPE (solid phase extraction)

SRM (standard reference material)

SW polarography (square-wave polarography)

TCD (thermal conductivity detector)

TDMS (thermal desorption mass spectrometry)

TEM (transmission microscope)

TG (thermogravimetry)

TLC (thin-layer chromatography)

TSP (thermospray)

UHF (ultrahigh frequencies)

UPS (ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy)

UV (ultraviolet)

UV-VIS spectrum (ultraviolet-visible spectrum)

WCOT (wall coated open tubular column)

X-AES (X-ray induced Auger electron spectroscopy)

XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)

XRES (X-ray emission spectroscopy)

XRF (X-ray fluorescence)

XRFS (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy)