| AUC | Area under the curve |
| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat |
| CQA | Critical quality attribute |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GRAS | Generally recognized as safe |
| HPH | High-pressure homogenization |
| ICH | International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use |
| NLC | Nanostructured-lipid carrier |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| pKa | Acid dissociation constant |
| SLN | Solid lipid nanoparticle |
| SPF | Sun protection factor |
| TAG | Triacylglycerol |
| USD | United States dollar |
| UV | Ultraviolet |