| Acronym | Meaning |
| YFEGE | Yonei Free-electron-gas Exchange |
| WPB | Within Plate Basalts |
| SIV | Simian Immunodeficiency Virus |
| SSGF | Self-consistent Surface Green Function |
| MEVVA | Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc |
| TRIR | Time-resolved IR |
| LFC | Lowest Feasible Concentration |
| FICVS | Flow-injection Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| CBE | Chemical Beam Epitaxy |
| CCN | Cloud Condensation Nucleus |