| ADME | Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AS | Active substance |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| CAG | Cumulative assessment group |
| CAR | Constitutive androstane receptor |
| CAS | Chemical abstract service |
| CKG | Common kinetic group |
| CRA | Cumulative risk assessment |
| CYP | Cytochrome P450 |
| DA | Dose addition |
| DIO | Deiodinase |
| EC | Environmental chemicals |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EU | European Union |
| GLP | Good laboratory practice |
| HPF | High-power field |
| HPT | Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid |
| KCl | Potassium Chloride |
| KE | Key event |
| MI | Mixture I |
| MIE | Molecular initiating event |
| MII | Mixture II |
| NAM | New approach metholodies |
| MoA | Mode of action |
| NC | Negative control |
| NOAEL | No observed adverse effect level |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PBDE | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PPP | Plant protection products |
| PXR | Pregnane X receptor |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| TBG | Thyroxine-binding globulin |
| TD | Thyroid disruption |
| TDC | Thyroid disrupting chemicals |
| TG | Test guideline |
| TH | Thyroid hormone |
| TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
| UDP | Uridine 5′-diphospho |
| UDPGA | Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid |
| UGT | UDP (Uridine 5′-diphospho)-glucuronosyltransferase |