| Acronym | Meaning |
| PZC | Point Of Zero Charge (of Water) |
| IECT | Impulsive Ergodic Collision Theory |
| SXPL | Soft X-ray Projection Lithography |
| MBP | Major Basic Protein |
| FNTS | Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy |
| APB | Antiphase Boundary (crystal Chemistry) |
| SML | Surface Microlayer |
| PCID | Point-charge-induced-dipole (model |
| FEM | Free Electron Model |
| M-PCILO | Modified PCILO |