| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTVS | Fourier Transform Visible Spectroscopy |
| EMAS | European Microbeam Analysis Society |
| TMOS | Tetramethyl Orthosilicate |
| ESTN | Electron Spin Transient Nutation |
| SCPF | Self-consistent Polarization Field Method |
| NLMO | Nonorthogonal Localized Molecular Orbital |
| HV | Vickers Hardness Number |
| MWNT | Multiwall Nanotube |
| SOM | Soil Organic Matter |
| ICPAEMC | International Commission For Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |