| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPBE | Coulomb-projected Born Approxn. With Exchange |
| STF | Slater-type Function |
| PEHX | Cross-linked |
| DTDMAC | Ditallowdimethylammonium Cation [surfactant] |
| THDM | Translucent Humic Degradation Matter |
| ZIP | Zinc Impurity Photodetector |
| STM | Space-translation Method (in Atomic Collision Calcn.) |
| ISCRF | Inhomogeneous Self-consistent Reaction Field Theory |
| HEIR | High Energy Ion Recoil |
| CMR | Colossal Magnetoresistance |