| Acronym | Meaning |
| PASA | PCR Amplification Of Specific Alleles |
| ULSI | Ultra-large-scale Integration |
| AIADC(3) | Ab Initio Third-order Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction Green Function Method |
| BFS | Blast Furnace Slag |
| RP/C | Reinforced Plastics/composite |
| LC | Liquid Chromatography |
| LNDO | Local Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| DPA | Destructive Physical Analysis |
| UVPES | Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| NRM | Nuclear Reference Material |