| Acronym | Meaning |
| GGWD | Generalized Gaussian Wave-packet |
| POH | Purgeable Organic Halogen(s) |
| DSPC | Distearoyl Phosphatidylcholine |
| GR | Glutathione Reductasepar |
| HMSA | Hybrid Mean Spherical Approximation |
| SVM | State Variable Model |
| FGHAZ | Fine Grain Heat-affected Zone |
| LRM | Laboratory Reference Material |
| SERRS | Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopy |
| ASW | Augmented Spherical Wave |