| Acronym | Meaning |
| BSS | Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| GFF | Green Function Formalism |
| DSPES | Depth-selective Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| AOD | Argon Oxygen Decarburization |
| CINC | Cytokine-induced Neutrophil Chemoattractant |
| HPLS | Hierarchical Partial Least Squares |
| CERPIES | Collision Energy Resolved Penning Ionization Electron Spectra |
| WSD | Water Saturation Deficit |
| UKB | Unrestricted Kinetic Balance (in Calcns. Of Wave Functions And Energies) |
| PZT | Lead Zirconate Titanate |