| Acronym | Meaning |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QSM | Quantum-statistical Model |
| COPE | Cytokines Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia |
| QSERR | Quantitative Structure-enantioselective Retention Relationships |
| STOM | Scanning Tunneling Optical Microscopy |
| PGAA | Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis |
| IRGCHAZ | Intercritically Reheated Grain-coarsened Heat-affected Zone |
| SAFT | Spark Analysis For Traces |
| SBCOD | Slowly Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| HDF | Hubble Deep Field |