| Acronym | Meaning |
| EGBD | Extrinsic Grain Boundary Dislocation |
| BDE | Bond Dissociation Energy |
| DCASV | D.c. Anodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| VSM | Vibrating Sample Magnetometer |
| VLTI | Very Large Telescope Interferometer |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor |
| CSP | Computational Singular Perturbation (math Modeling Method) |
| DRP | Dynamic Reaction Path |
| BRC | Below Regulatory Concern |
| NRC | National Response Center |