| AP | Ammonium perchlorate |
| ANPYO | 6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyridine-1-oxide |
| AN | Ammonium nitrate |
| ATRZ | 4,4′-azo-1,2,4-triazole |
| BTNEN | N,N-Bis(trinitroethyl)nitramine |
| BTF | Benzotrifuroxin (BTF) |
| BTRZ | 4,4′-bis-1,2,4-triazole |
| CL-20 | 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane |
| DADP | Diacetone diperoxide |
| DATAD | 3,6-diamino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine-1,4-dioxide |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| DNDAP | 2,4-dinitro-2,4-diazapentane |
| DNP | 3,4-dinitropyrazole |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| EM | Energetic material |
| ECC | Energetic cocrystals |
| FOX-7 | 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene |
| HMX | 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazacyclooctane |
| HNTO | Hydrazine 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one |
| HNIW | 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane |
| ICM-102 | 2,4,6-triamino-5-nitropyrimidine-1,3-dioxide |
| Keto-RDX | 2-oxo-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane |
| LLM-116 | 4-amino-3,5-dinitro-pyrazole |
| MIM | 2-Mercapto-1-methyimidazole |
| 2,4-MDNI | 1-methyl-dinitroimidazole |
| MATNB | Trinitrobenzene methylamine |
| MDNT | 1-methyl-3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole |
| MTNP | 1-methyl-3,4,5-trinitropyrazole |
| NQ | Nitroguanidine |
| PLIF | Planar laser-induced fluorescence |
| RDG | Reduced density gradient |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TNT | Trinitrotoluene |
| TNB | Trinitrobenzene |
| TNA | Trinitroaniline |
| TNAZ | 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine |
| TNBI | 4,4,5,5-tetranitro-2,2-biimidazole |
| TITNB | 1,3,5-triiodo-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene |
| TATB | 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene |
| TFAZ | 7H-trifurazano[3,4-b:3′,4′-f:3″,4″-d]azepine |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| 2,4-MDNI | l-methyl-2,4-dinitroimidazole |
| 4,5 MDNI | 1-methyl-4,5-dinitroimidazole |