| Acronym | Meaning |
| RIFS | Reflectometric Interference Spectroscopy |
| DZD | (double Zeta)-diffuse (basis Set In Configuration-mixing MO Calcns. On Mols.) |
| SDC | Samaria-doped Ceria |
| HRADS | High Resolution Adsorption |
| IRS | Internal Recognition Subsequence |
| DDTA | Derivative Differential Thermal Analysis |
| MRS | Minimum Required Strength |
| LLOD | Lower Limit Of Detection |
| LSM | Laser Surface Melting |
| ELF | Electron Localization Function |