| Acronym | Meaning |
| EGBD | Extrinsic Grain Boundary Dislocation |
| VEM | Video-enhanced Microscopy |
| ROC | Receiver Operating Characteristics |
| DFS | Disease Free Survival |
| TE | Thermionic Emission |
| MADIX | Macromolecular Design Via The Interchange Of Xanthates (polymn. Using Xanthates As Chain Transfer Agents) |
| PSCF | Potential Source Contribution Function |
| LAAS | Laser Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| CART | Cloud And Radiation Testbed |
| MNT | Molecular Nanotechnology |