| Acronym | Meaning |
| WWPLOT | Whisker Wall Porous Layer Open Tubular Column |
| CRBP | Cellular Retinol Binding Protein |
| SAE | Society Of Automotive Engineers |
| SVL | Single Vibrational Level |
| EDXR | Energy Dispersive X-ray Reflectometry |
| BOC-MP | Bond Order Conservation-morse Potential |
| LPMA | Laser-probe Microanalysis |
| SNICS | Source Of Negative Ions By Cesium Sputtering |
| O/E | Observed Number/expected Number Ratio = Relative Risk |
| ITC | Ionic Thermal Currents |