| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCVA | Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc |
| HFKS | Hartree-Fock-Kohn-Sham (density-functional Theory) |
| CNDP | Cold Neutron Depth Profiling |
| HPMC | Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells |
| RDW | Relativistic Distorted Wave |
| SEMPI | Singly Excited Modified Perturbation Theory |
| FGETS | Food And Gill Exchange Of Toxic Substances |
| OHC | Outer Hair Cell |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| APS | Active Pixel Sensor |