| Acronym | Meaning |
| GPC | Gel Permeation Chromatography |
| UFG | Ultrafine Grained |
| GRIN | Graded Index |
| HHOB | High-energy Higher-order Born (approxn. For Scattering Calcns.) |
| FOMBT | First-order Many-body Theory |
| BIRD | Bilinear Rotation Decoupling |
| TSM | Total Suspended Material |
| SCC | Stress-corrosion Cracking |
| MAT | Magic Angle Turning |
| HFSLM | Hollow-fiber Supported Liquid Membrane |