| Acronym | Meaning |
| TMC | Titanium Matrix Composite |
| CBOD | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| FMF | Frozen Molecular Fragment (method In Calcn. Of Intermol. Potentials And Charge Distributions) |
| BPDA | Born Point Dipole Approximation |
| BOW | Bond-order Wave |
| DPV | Differential-pulse Voltammetry |
| MVT | Mississippi Valley-type |
| TALMS | Tunable Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| CCI | Chronic Constriction Injury |
| EPBRE | External Pressure Balanced Ref. Electrode |