| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIBL | Drain Induced Barrier Lowering |
| MIC | Microbially Induced Corrosion |
| UAPSP | Utility Acid Precipitation Study Program |
| FWHH | Full Width At The Half-height |
| UHP | Ultra High Purity |
| IACS | International Annealed Copper Standard |
| TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
| FOWL | Fossil Fuel Waste Leaching (computer Program) |
| SPFM | Scanning Polarization Force Microscopy |
| ECCF | Exchange Correlated Crystal Field |