| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSL | Optically Stimulated Luminescence |
| LSDFT | Local Spin Density Functional Theory |
| SMO | Sample Management Office (US EPA) |
| PICT | Pollution-induced Community Tolerance |
| TWA | Time-weighted Average Limit |
| HCA | Hierarchical Cluster Analysis |
| SGMP | Sol-gel-microsphere Pelletization |
| FED | Field Emission Display |
| SAPW | Symmetrized Augmented Plane Wave |
| PZN | Lead Zinc Niobate |