| CAA | Critical analytical attribute |
| CMA | Critical material attribute |
| CPP | Critical process parameter |
| CQA | Critical quality attribute |
| CR | Controlled-rate |
| CS | Controlled-stress |
| DoE | Design of experiment |
| F5 | Hydrocortisone cream formulation manufactured with 5% w/w of glyceryl monostearate amount |
| F10 | Hydrocortisone cream formulation manufactured with 10% w/w of glyceryl monostearate amount |
| F20 | Hydrocortisone cream formulation manufactured with 20% w/w of glyceryl monostearate amount |
| F10NC | Negative control of hydrocortisone cream formulation manufactured with 10% w/w of glyceryl monostearate amount |
| G″ | Loss modulus |
| G′ | Storage modulus |
| HC | Hydrocortisone |
| LVR | Linear viscoelastic region |
| o/w | Oil-in-water |
| PAT | Process analytical technology |
| QbD | Quality by Design |
| REM | Risk estimation matrix |
| RSD | Relative standard deviation |
| SR | Thixotropic relative area |
| Tan δ | Loss tangent |
| τf | Flow point |
| τ0.OSC | Oscillatory yield point |
| τ0.ROT | Rotational yield point |
| ƞ∞ | Infinite-shear viscosity |
| ƞL | Lower-shear thinning viscosity |
| ƞU | Upper-shear thinning viscosity |
| ƞ0 | Zero-shear viscosity |