| Acronym | Meaning |
| HKED | Hybrid K-edge Densitometry |
| IBAE | Ion Beam Assisted Etching |
| EDB | Ethylene Dibromide |
| MANCOVA | Multivariate Analysis Of Covariance |
| MDI | Modified Dipole Interaction(model For Mol.-polarizability Calcn.) |
| STPD | Short Ton/day |
| MAER | Maximum Allowable Emission Rate |
| RAS | Renin-angiotensin System |
| MECI | Monoexcited Configuration Interaction |
| PSRA | Pulse Surface Reaction Rate Analysis |