| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOS | Di(2-ethylhexyl) Sebacate |
| TPAD | Temperature Programmed Ammonia Desorption |
| RIP | Rapid Isothermal Processing |
| SCM | Self-consistent Multipolar (method In Metal Cluster Calcns.) |
| RBP | Retinol Binding Protein |
| ABF | Activated Biofilter |
| PADRE | Particle Analysis And Data Reduction Program |
| BGC | Biogeochemical Cycling |
| TEO | Topological Equivalent Orbital |
| ECS-P | Energy-corrected Sudden-polynomial (scaling Law) |