| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITT | Impact Transition Temperature |
| PILC | Pillar Interlayered Clays |
| ESF | Electrostatic Force (theory For Mol. Calcns.) |
| PFT | Pulmonary Functional Test(s) |
| LDC | Less Developed Countries |
| CARBASHD | Carbon-relayed Band-selected Homonuclear-decoupled |
| PCMI | Pellet Cladding Mechanical Interaction |
| LOGS | Laser Optogalvanic Spectrometry |
| DPPC | Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine |
| AFP | Atomic Fues Potential |