| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIS | Commonwealth Of Independent States |
| SV | Sampling Visit |
| CGTO | Cartesian Gaussian-type Orbital |
| LOI | Loss On Ignition |
| MESQUAC-MO | Mixed Electrostatic Quantum Chemical Calculation-MO |
| FP-MC | Finite Perturbation-multiconfigurational Method |
| EMA | Ethylene Methyl Acrylate |
| BASTM | Beam-assisted Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| NACE | National Association Of Corrosion Engineers |