| CoV | Coronavirus |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| SARS | Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| Bat-CoV-RaTG13 | Bat coronavirus RaTG13 |
| Pangolin-CoV-2017 | Pangolin coronavirus 2017 |
| Pangolin-CoV-2019 | Pangolin coronavirus 2019 |
| Bat-CoV-RmYN01 | Bat coronavirus RmYN01 |
| Bat-CoV-RmYN02 | Bat coronavirus RmYN02 |
| Bat-SL-CoV | Bat SARS-like coronavirus |
| RBD | Receptor binding domain |
| NTD | N-terminal domain |
| CTD1 | C-terminal domain 1 |
| CTD2 | C-terminal domain 2 |
| CTD3 | C-terminal domain 3 |
| MD | Molecular Dynamics |
| ED | Essential dynamics |
| ACE2 | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 |
| FP | Fusion peptide |
| RMSF | Root Mean Square Fluctuations |