| Acronym | Meaning |
| UPVC | Unplasticized Poly(vinyl Chloride) |
| PAF | Platelet Activating Factor |
| HEIR | High Energy Ion Recoil |
| NLLS | Nonlinear Least Squares |
| ELCAD | Electrolyte-cathode Discharge |
| CHERS | Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy |
| SREL | Savannah River Ecology Laboratory |
| EMMA | End-member Mixing Analysis |
| SFM | Scanning Force Microscopy |
| CMO | Canonical Molecular Orbital |