| Acronym | Meaning |
| CUS | Coordinatively Unsaturated Site |
| SFMS | Sector Field Mass Spectrometry |
| SADP | Selected Area Diffraction Patterns |
| QCA | Quasicrystalline Approximation |
| SAMA | Scientific Apparatus Makers Association |
| ARM | Atomic Resolution Microscope |
| WEEE | Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| LIBS | Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |