| exp | experimental |
| EO | essential oil |
| EUCAST | The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
| LRI | linear retention index |
| ref | reference |
| RRF | relative response factors |
| MH | Muller–Hilton |
| MBC/MFC | minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentration |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSSA | methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
| TBC | total bacterial count |
| TYC | total yeast count |
| VAP | average path velocity |
| VCL | total curvilinear velocity |
| VSL | straight linear velocity |