| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AOP | Adverse outcome pathway |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| CAR | Constitutive androstane receptor |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DEHP | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| ED | Endocrine disruptor |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ERR | Estrogen-related receptor |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| H2020 | Horizon 2020 framework programme |
| HTVS | High throughput virtual screening |
| INMA | INfancia y Medio Ambiente (Environment and Childhood project) |
| KE | Key event |
| KuBiCo | Kuopio Birth Cohort |
| LINCS | Library of Integrated Network-Based Cellular Signatures |
| LXR | Liver X receptor |
| MARCoNI | Microarray Assay for Real-time Coregulator-Nuclear receptor Interaction |
| MDC | Metabolism disrupting chemical |
| MIE | Molecular initiating event |
| MISA | Miljøgifter i Svangerskapet og i Ammeperioden (Northern Norway Mother-and-Child contaminant Cohort study) |
| MM_GBSA | Molecular mechanics/Generalized Born Surface Area |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NFBC | The Northern Finland Birth Cohort |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NR | Nuclear receptor |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PBDE | Polybrominated diphenyl ether |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PFOS | Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid |
| POP | Persistent organic pollutants |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| QSAR | Quantitative structure-activity relationship |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptor |
| T2D | Type II diabetes |
| TR | Thyroid hormone receptor |
| VDR | Vitamin D receptor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |