| Acronym | Meaning |
| APPI | Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization |
| QAC | Quaternary Ammonium Compound |
| WARMF | Watershed Anal. Risk Management Framework |
| SLS | Sodium Lauryl Sulfate |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Program |
| NATAS | North American Thermal Analysis Society |
| ZTS | Z Transition State [z = Nuclear Charge] (method For Calcg. Isoelectronic Energy Differences And Electrostatic Potentials For A |
| SSP | Sequence Specific Primer |
| QFAAS | Quartz Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| SNOM | Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy |