| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflectance |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| BJH | Barrett–Joyner–Halenda |
| CEC | Cation Exchange Capacity |
| LOI | Loss on Ignition |
| MB | Methylene Blue |
| PCE | Pyrometric Cone Equivalent |
| PI | Plasticity Index |
| SBET | Specific Surface Area Determined by the BET Method |
| Vtotal | Total Pore Volume |
| Vmeso | Mesopore Volume |
| Vmicro | Micropore Volume |
| WLL | Liquid Limit |
| WPL | Plastic Limit |
| Davg | Average Pore Diameter |
| Dmode | Modal Pore Diameter from Pore Size Distribution |
| 2θ | Diffraction Angle in X-ray Diffraction |