| Acronym | Meaning |
| OFA | Oil Fly Ash |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratories |
| MESP | Molecular Electrostatic Potential |
| NRPB | National Radiological Protection Board |
| LOIS | Loss Of Interim Status |
| NLLS | Nonlinear Least Squares |
| CBEDP | Convergent-beam Electron-diffraction Pattern |
| GIXD | Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction |
| GISAXS | Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering |
| OFAGE | Orthogonal-field-alternation Gel Electrophoresis |