| Acronym | Meaning |
| BRDF | Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function |
| AEZ | Alkaline Earth Zeolite |
| HETE | Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid |
| EEM | Elastic Emission Machining |
| PACVD | Plasma-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| AQM | Additive Quark Model |
| DAXRT | Double-axis Reflection X-ray Topography |
| EMA | Effective Medium Approximation |
| TTU | Transportable Treatment Unit |
| IRRAS | Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy |