| Acronym | Meaning |
| PGNP | Prompt Gamma Neutron Probe |
| EQCM | Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| SCGP | Shell Coal Gasification Process |
| INDO/CS | INDO/conformation Spectra |
| CCAM | Charge-conserving Approxn. Method (for Quantum Calcns.) |
| LCR | Locus Control Region |
| DIOS | Diisooctyl Sebacate |
| PNO-CI | Pseudonatural Orbital-configuration Interaction |
| REELS | Reflection Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| NIESST | Nuclear Decay-induced Excited-spin-state Trapping |