| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOES | Actinometry Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| CSZ | Calcia-stabilized Zirconia |
| DMETEG | Dimethyl Ether Of Tetraethylene Glycol |
| FIGLU | Formiminoglutamic Acid |
| OSCAR | Oxidn. And Scavenging Characteristics Of April Rains |
| CSA | Charge Sensitivity Analysis |
| INDO/CS | INDO/conformation Spectra |
| DLD | Decoupled L-dominant Method (in Inelastic-scattering Calcns. |
| SES | Surface Electronic State |
| BP | British Petroleum |