| Acronym | Meaning |
| TFA | Target Factor Analysis |
| SSH | Su-Schieffer-Heeger (model Hamiltonian For Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| SDQ-MBPT | Single-double-quadruple Excitation Many-body Perturbation Theory |
| EWIA | Eikonal (distorted) Wave Impulse Approxn. (for Scattering) |
| ADF | Acid Detergent Fiber |
| SIMCA | Soft Independent Modeling Of Class Analogy (principal Component Analysis) |
| DPA | Dipicolinic Acid |
| RSF | Relative Sensitivity Factor |
| CTEM | Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| FEES | Field Electron Energy Spectroscopy |