| Acronym | Meaning |
| VDZ | Valence Double Zeta |
| EHM | Extended Hubbard Model (hamiltonian) |
| SPL | Spent Potliner |
| BOA | Bond Orientational Anisotropy |
| LIFD | Laser-induced Fluorescence Detection |
| CFGFRP | Carbon Fiber And Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics |
| ZHEV | Zero-Headspace Extraction Vessel |
| MRSPT | Modified Rayleigh-Schroedinger Perturbation Theory |
| JSR | Jet-stirred Reactor |
| SXRFM | Synchrotron X-ray-fluorescence Microprobe |