| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALMA | Analytical Laboratory Managers Association |
| CBDE | Chemical And Biological Defence Establishment |
| QFAA | Quartz Furnace Atomic Absorption |
| BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval Service |
| QPA | Quantitative Phase Analysis |
| BDT | Brittle-ductile Transition |
| OGE | Optogalvanic Effect |
| AKAP | A-kinase Anchoring Protein |
| SEW | Site Electron-density Wave |
| BOS | Basic Oxygen Steelmaking |