| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRIXE | Synchrotron Radiation-induced X-ray Emission |
| NAMAS | National Measurement Accreditation Service (UK) |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing And Materials |
| ICPAC | International Committee On Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds |
| DHB | 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic Acid |
| CEELS | Core Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| VERI | Visual-empirical Region Of Influence |
| HMC SCF | Hybrid Multiconfiguration Self-consistent Field |
| RCA | Rolling-circle Amplification |
| PVA | Polyvinyl Alcohol |