| Acronym | Meaning |
| YSAG | Yttrium Scandium Aluminum Garnet |
| PDFT | Perturbation Density-functional Theory |
| EFG | Electric Field Gradient |
| GEM | Gas Electron Multiplier |
| CDWF | Correlated-determinant Wave Function |
| ENSO | El Nino Southern Oscillation |
| VEEH | Variable Electronegativity Extended Hueckel Method |
| ESIC | Earth Science Information Center |
| CFPP | Cold Filter Plugging Point |
| DIBAL | Diisobutylaluminum Hydride |