| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMXB | High-mass X-ray Binaries |
| XRR | X-ray Reflectometry |
| CCA | Canonical Correspondence Analysis |
| GDF | Generalized Density-functional (theory) |
| HGMS | High Gradient Magnetic Separation (for Water Treatment) |
| NIEL | Non-ionizing Energy Loss |
| TELS | Transmission Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| EPR | Electron Paramagnetic Resonance |
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| DAD | Diode Array Detector |