| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOC | Semivolatile Organic Compound |
| BSO | Bismuth Silicon Oxide |
| BMS | Buried Metallic Sulfide |
| SAMMS | Self-assembled Monolayers On Mesoporous Supports |
| SMS | Single Molecule Spectroscopy |
| MP2 | Moeller-Plesset Second-order Perturbation Theory |
| NGFI | Nerve Growth Factor-inducedpar |
| SBD | Schottky-barrier Diode |
| RDF | Refuse Derived Fuel |
| CKRC | Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition |