| Acronym | Meaning |
| VWN | Vosko-Wilk-Nusair (model Potential In Quantum Calcns.) |
| EASE | Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy Experiments |
| NASC | North American Shale Composite |
| DPT | Degenerate Perturbation Theory |
| MANCOVA | Multivariate Analysis Of Covariance |
| NWWA | Northwest Water Authority (UK) |
| FFE | Free Flow Electrophoresis |
| SBMO | Subjacent Molecular Orbital |
| SAMMS | Self-assembled Monolayers On Mesoporous Supports |
| TSLOO2 | Thermal Stability At Low Oxygen |