| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWS | American Welding Society |
| SPLP | Synthetic Pptn. Leaching Procedure |
| SCRPA | Separated Channel RPA |
| IAG | International Association Of Geodesy |
| LCMBPT | Linked Cluster Many Body Perturbation Theory |
| DCASV | D.c. Anodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| PSD | Pore Size Distribution |
| FTICRMS | Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry |
| AIF-1 | Allograft Inflammatory Factor-1 |
| GFCM | Green-function Cellular Method |