| Acronym | Meaning |
| QBO | Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.) |
| TERA | Toxicology Excellence For Risk Assessment |
| ADEPT | Antibody-directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy |
| QUAL2E | Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model |
| LOMO | Lowest Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| PLZT | Lead Lanthanum Zirconate Titanate |
| OBD | Optical Beam Deflection |
| CP-LSDA | Car-Parrinello Local Spin Density Functional |
| ZMR | Zone-melting Recrystallization |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency (radiowaves) |