| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRXPS | Total Reflection X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| DZD | (double Zeta)-diffuse (basis Set In Configuration-mixing MO Calcns. On Mols.) |
| STW | Surface Transverse Wave |
| BOSS | Boron Out-diffused Surface Strap |
| IUBMB | International Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| MEKP | Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide |
| PPMA | Parts Per Million Atomic |
| PPM | Path Probability Method |
| DBD | DNA Binding Domain |
| RBA | Refined Born Approximation (for Atom-mol. Collisions) |