| Acronym | Meaning |
| PKD | Protein Kinase D |
| QSMR | Quantitative Structure-metabolism Relationship |
| TBN | Total Base Number |
| ESD | Element-Specific Detector |
| DUVAS | Derivative Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrometer |
| BF | Bright Field |
| ICON | International Council On Nanotechnology |
| RERS | Resonance-enhanced Raman Scattering |
| KHN | Knoop Hardness |
| PSD | Passive Sampling Device(s) (for Air Pollution) |