2D-SDS-PAGE	Two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
ABTS	2,2′-Azino-Bis (3-Ethylbenzothiazoline)-6- Sulfonic acid
AChE	Acetylcholinesterase
AGS	Adenocarcinoma gastric cell line
BAX	Apoptosis regulator
BChE	Butyrylcholinesterase
BCL-2	B-cell lymphoma protein 2
bio-AgNP	Green silver nanoparticles
CCK-8	Cell counting kit-8
CFU	Colony forming units
CO	Commercial oil from the Mediterranean region
CZD	Clear zone diameter
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EGRF	Epidermal growth factor receptor
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EO	Essential oil
ESBL	Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
FGC/MS	Fast gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
GC-MS/FID	Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/flame ionization detector
GC-MS	Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
H2DCFDA	2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate
HaCaT	Healthy human keratinocytes
HCT-8 cells	Human colon adenocarcinoma
HeLa	Cervical adenocarcinoma
HepG2	Hepatocarcinoma cell line
HO	Essential oil from a highland area of a tropical country
HT-29	Human colon adenocarcinoma
IC50	The half maximal inhibitory concentration
ICAM-1	Intracellular cell adhesion molecule 1
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IL-6	Interleukin-6
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxidesynthase
INU-CHI	Inulin-chitosan
IP-10	Interferon gamma-induced protein 10
IS	Irritation score
I-TAC	Interferon-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant
Jurkat	T-cell lymphoblast
KAEs	Kojic acid equivalents
KPC	K. Pneumoniae carbapenemase
LOX	Lipoxygenase
MBC	Minimum bactericidal concentration
MBEC	Minimal biofilm eradication concentration
MBIC	Minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration
MCF-7	Human breast adenocarcinoma
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MDR	Multidrug-resistant
ME	Microemulsion of O. Vulgare essential oil
MFC	Minimum fungicidal concentration
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MIG	Monokine induced by gamma interferon
MLC	Minimal lethal concentration
MMP-1	Matrix metalloproteinase 1
MMP-2	Matrix metalloproteinase 2
mRNA	Messenger Ribonucleic acid
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant S. Aureus
MtP	Microtiter-plate test
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NCTC 2544	Human keratinocyte cell line
NF	Nanofibrous membrane
NLC	Nanostructured lipid carriers
NO	Nitric oxide
OEO	Origanum vulgare L. essential oil
OT	Oregano and thyme essential oils
OVH	Origanum vulgare subsp.hirtum
OVV	Origanum vulgare subsp. Vulgare
PAI-1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PI	Propidium iodide
PLCL/SF	Poly l-lactic acid- co-e-caprolactone/Silk Fibroin
PZ	precipitation zone
RAW 264.7 cells	Murine macrophage cell line
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SEM	Scanning electron microscope
T24	Urinary bladder carcinoma
TAS	The total antioxidant status
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TIMP-1	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor
TUNEL assay	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dutp nick end labeling
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1