| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFDM | Ash Free Dry Mass |
| CIIT | Chemical Industry Institute Of Toxicology |
| VPD | Vapor Phase Decomposition |
| ICPD | Inductively Coupled Plasma Deposition |
| NAICS | North American Industrial Classification System |
| PDGFR | Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor |
| HSDP | Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project |
| SHS | Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis |
| LIMA | Laser-induced Ion-mass Analyzer |
| LACBED | Large-angle Convergent-beam Electron Diffraction |