| Acronym | Meaning |
| SID | Surface Ionization Detector |
| SMIDG | Submicro Inverse-detection Gradient |
| SDRS | Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| CHF-PT-EB | Coupled Hartree-Fock-perturbation Theory-extended Basis |
| LIBS | Ligand-induced Binding Sites |
| IMACNMMN | International Mineralogical Assocn. Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names |
| NHF | Numerical Hartree-Fock |
| MORE | Micro-optical Ring Electrode |
| APCVD | Atm.-pressure Chem. Vapor Deposition |
| AMR | Anisotropic Magnetoresistance |