AcO	Acetate group
AGU	Anhydroglucose unit
Bu	1-(n-Butyl) group
BuMeImX	1-(n-Butyl)-3-methylimidazolium electrolyte, X = anion
BuO	Butanoate
CB	Cellobiose
CT	Charge transfer
DBN	1,5-Diazabicyclo [4.3.0]non-5-ene
DBU	1,8-Diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DMAc	N,N-Dimethylacetamide
DMF	N,N-Dimethylformamide
DMI	1,3-Dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone
DMSO	Dimethylsulfoxide
DP	Average degree of polymerization
ET(probe)	Solvent empirical polarity in kcal·mol−1, calculated from solvatochromic data
ET(RB)	Solvent empirical polarity scale based on the probe 2,6-diphenyl-4-(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium-1-yl)phenolate
ET(WB)	Solvent empirical polarity scale based on the probe 2,6-dichloro-4-(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium-1-yl)phenolate
EtMeImAcO	1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate
EtMeIm(EtO)2PO2	1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethylphosphate
IL	Ionic liquid
Im	Imidazole
MCC	Microcrystalline cellulose
MD	Molecular dynamics
Me	Methyl group
MS	Molecular solvent
N(CN)2	Dicyanamide anion
PrO	Propionate group
PrOMeImAcO	1-(2-Methoxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium acetate
QAE	Quaternary ammonium electrolytes, a sub-class of ionic liquids.
S	Solvent
SA	Solvent Lewis acidity; calculated from solvatochromic data
SB	Solvent Lewis Basicity; calculated from solvatochromic data
SD	Solvent dipolarity; calculated from solvatochromic data
SP	Solvent polarizability; calculated from solvatochromic data
Sulf	Sulfolane
TBAF·xH2O	Tetra(n-butyl)ammonium fluoride hydrate
Tf2N	Bistriflimide anion
TMG	Tetramethylguanidine
V	Volume
χ	Mole fraction
λ	Wavelength