| PUR | polyurethane |
| POSS | polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes |
| MA | methacrylpropyl POSS |
| AM | aminopropyl POSS |
| OL | vinyl POSS |
| TPP | triphenyl phosphate |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope |
| FTIR | Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| ATR | attenuated reflection |
| TGA | thermogravimetry analysis |
| TG | thermogravimeter |
| T5 | temperature 5% sample weight loss, °C |
| T50 | temperature 50% sample weight loss, °C |
| TRMAX | temperature at the maximum rate of sample decomposition, °C |
| dm/dt | rate of sample decomposition, wt.%/min |
| PTD | residue after thermal decomposition, % |
| ∆Ts | range of combustion temperature of the residue after thermal decomposition of sample, °C |
| P600 | residue at T = 600 °C |
| MIR | mid-infrared |
| PCFC | pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter |
| HRR | heat release rate, W/g |
| HR Capacity | heat release capacity, J/g·K |
| Cone | cone calorimeter method |
| ti | time to ignition, s |
| tf-0 | time to flameout, s |
| THRR | temperature at the maximum heat release rate, °C |
| EHC | effective combustion heat, MJ/kg |
| AMLR | average weight loss rate, g/m2·s |
| THR | total heat release, MJ/m2 |
| HRRmax | maximum heat release rate, kW/m2 |
| tHRRmax | time to maximum heat release rate, s |
| MARHE | maximum average heat release rate, kW/m2 |
| FIGRA | fire growth rate index, kW/m2·s |
| Dsmax | maximum specific optical density |
| Ds(4) | specific optical density after 4 min of testing |
| VOF4 | are under the specific optical density curve |
| Dc | light attenuation coefficient after testing |