| Acronym | Meaning |
| VICIM | Virtual Institute For Chemometrics And Industrial Metrology |
| SCM | Scanning Capacitance Microscopy |
| PMF | Potential Of Mean Force |
| TED | Thermal Electron Detectors |
| ADA | Adipic Acid |
| IRF | Instrument Response Function |
| MCRRPA | Multiconfiguration Relativistic Random Phase Approxn. |
| ORD BBS | ORD Electronic Bulletin Board System |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene Difluoride |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer |