| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAM | Self-assembled Monolayer |
| AASHTO | American Association Of State And Highway Transportation Officials |
| TRRFC | Time-resolved Radio Frequency Conductivity |
| ECEC | Effective Cation Exchange Capacity |
| DRE | Destruction Removal Efficiency |
| ITO | Indium Tin Oxide (gas Sensor |
| TDH | Time-dependent Hartree Theory |
| SPRKKR | Spin-polarized Relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker |
| OCE | One-center Expansion (SCF MO Method) |
| ANM | Asymmetric Nuclear Matter |