| Acronym | Meaning |
| BLCAO | Bilinear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals |
| EDTGA | Electrodynamic Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| ARIPES | Angle-resolved Inverse Photoemission Electron Spectroscopy |
| BPDA | 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride |
| NAS | National Academy Of Science |
| CRTA | Controlled Rate Thermal Analysis |
| HRS | Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering |
| SAD | Selected Area Diffraction Patterns (crystal Chemistry) |
| MWH | Mulliken-Wolfsberg-Helmholz (molecular Orbital Method) |
| SCSRC | Solids Contact Slurry Recirculating Clarifier(s) |