| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing And Materials |
| PVOH | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| ENAA | Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis |
| LEO | Lateral Epitaxial Overgrowth |
| RUS | Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy |
| EFISH | Elec. Field-induced 2nd-harmonic Generation |
| ANITA | Ammonia And Nitrification Analyzer |
| ED | Electron Diffraction |
| SAFT | Statistical Assocg. Fluid Theory |
| MCE | Mixed Cellulose Ester |