| ER | efficiency ratio; epigastric region; ejection rate; electroresection; emergency room; endoplasmic re... |
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| HEPA | high-efficiency particulate air [filter] |
| PEI | Patient Exit Interview; phosphate excretion index; physical efficiency index; polyethyleneimine |
| PER | peak ejection rate; periodogram; protein efficiency ratio |
| RFE | relative fluorescence efficiency |
| quantum speciation | The rapid evolution of a newspecies from a small population that ispartially or totally isolated from the parent population, the rapidspeciation occurs due to geneticdrift and founder effect and usuallyinvolves a few mutations that have a big impact on the organisms' observable physical traits. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| quantum sufficiat | See: q.s. Origin: L. However much is enough (05 Mar 2000) |
| quantum theory | The theory that the radiation and absorption of energy take place in definite quantities called quanta (e) which vary in size and are defined by the equation e=hv in which h is planck's constant and v is the frequency of the radiation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| quantum vis | See: q.v.. Origin: L. However much you wish (05 Mar 2000) |
| quantum yield | The number of photons required for the formation of one oxygen molecule in photosynthesis. Varies from 8-14 depending on the system used to measure it. (18 Nov 1997) |