| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRP | Dynamic Reaction Path |
| MAPLE | Madelung Part Of Lattice Energy |
| EMMA | Electrophoretically-mediated Microanalysis |
| GWPS | Groundwater Protection Standard |
| EM | Enriched Mantle |
| CMP | Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma |
| VPO | Vapor Pressure Osmometry |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
| DTUL | Deflection Temperature Under Load |
| PW-LDA | Plane Wave-local Density Approxn. |