| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAA | Poly (acrylic Acid) |
| HGMF | High Gradient Magnetic Filtration |
| ECISDTQ | Size-extensive CISDTQ |
| MECA | Molecular Emission Cavity Analysis |
| CCD | Counter Current Decantation |
| IEV | Ion-exchange Voltammetry |
| MBSCI | Minimum Basis Set Configuration Interaction |
| VREF | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Faecium |
| EMAP | Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program (US EPA) |
| ACEL | A.c. Electroluminescent |