| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPIO | Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide |
| RAFT | Reversible Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer [polymerization] |
| SWNT | Single-wall Nanotube |
| DIM | Dissolved Inorganic Matter |
| HOEF | Harmonic Oscillator With External Field Model (in Collisions) |
| CFB | Continental Flood Basalt |
| CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| UASB | Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket |
| MPNO | Molecular Pair Natural Orbital |
| EAC | Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma |