| BC | backscattering coefficient |
| BEB | binary-encounter-Bethe |
| B3LYP | Becke, 3-parameter, Lee-Yang-Parr density functional |
| CC | cis-chain-like conformer |
| CR | cis-ring-like conformer |
| D | Debye |
| DFT | Density Functional Theory |
| eV | electron volt |
| GHz | Giga-Hertz |
| MAA | methacrylic acid |
| MAGIC | Methacrylic and Ascorbic acid in Gelatin Initiated by Copper |
| MP2 | Møller-Plesset second order perturbation theory |
| OVGF | Outer Valence Green’s Function |
| SEY | secondary electron yield |
| TC | trans-chain-like conformer |
| TR | trans-ring-like conformer |