| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOCVD | Metal Org. Chem. Vapor Deposition |
| SIDP | Sputter Ion Depth Profiling |
| DTPMP | Diethylenetriaminopenta(methylenephosphonic Acid) |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| MCEP | Multiconfigurational Electron Propagator (in Ionization Potential Calcns.) |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| UCHFPT | Uncoupled Hartree-Fock Perturbation Theory |
| MCE | Mixed Cellulose Ester |
| SMBC | Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon |
| PHE | Potentially Harmful Element |