| Acronym | Meaning |
| SERDS | Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| APS | Air Plasma Spraying |
| TATP | Triacetone Triperoxide |
| MOSIGT | Metal-oxide Semiconductor Insulated Gate Transistor |
| SCA | Self-consistent Approximation |
| DEGMBE | Diethylene Glycol Mono-n-Bu Ether |
| CSWRCB | California State Water Resources Control Board |
| AQLV | Air Quality Limit Values |
| HIC | Hydrogen-induced Cracking |
| HPT | High Precision Translator |