| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAR | Structure-Activity Relationship |
| CSD | Charge State Distribution |
| FOS | Fiber Optic Sensor |
| SWMU | Solid Waste Management Unit(s) |
| PDF | Probability Density Function |
| USCAR | United States Council For Automotive Research |
| CAP | Complex Absorbing Potential |
| EDWA | Exponential Distorted-wave Approxn. (atom-ion Electron-exchange Calcns.) |
| MTJ | Magnetic Tunnel Junction |
| CZE | Capillary Zone Electrophoresis |