| A. corymbifera | Absidia corymbifera (fungus) |
| A. | Alcaligenes (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| A. fischeri | Aliivibrio fischeri (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| A. fumigatus | Aspergillus fumigatus (fungus) |
| A. hydrophila | Aeromonas hydrophila (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| A. niger | Aspergillus niger (fungus) |
| ACY I | Acylase I |
| AILs | Aprotic ionic liquids |
| amoA | Ammonia monooxygenase subunit A gene |
| AOA | Ammonia-oxidizing archaea |
| AOB | Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria |
| B. cereus | Bacillus cereus (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| B. japonicum | Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| B. licheniformis | Bacillus licheniforms (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| B. subtilis | Bacillus subtilis (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| BOD | Biochemical oxygen demand |
| BS-C-1 | African green monkey kidney cells |
| BSLT | Brine shrimp lethality test |
| BTFIP | 3-bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)propan-2-ol |
| C. albicans | Candida albicans (yeast) |
| C. elegans | Caenorhabditis elegans |
| C. freundii | Citrobacter freundii (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| C. glabrata | Candida glabrata (yeast) |
| C. krusei | Candida krusei (yeast) |
| C. lusitaniae | Candida lusitaniae (yeast) |
| C. parapsilosis | Candida parapsilosis (yeast) |
| C. pyrenoidosa | Chlorella pyrenoidosa |
| C. tropicalis | Candida tropicalis (yeast) |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CCO | Channel Catfish Ovary cell line |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary cells |
| CMC | Critical micellar concentration |
| COD | Chemical oxygen demand |
| D. japonica | Dugesia japonica |
| D. magna | Daphnia magna |
| DESI-MSI | Desorption electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry imaging |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| E. faecalis | Enterococcus faecalis (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| E. fetida | Eisenia fetida |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| ED100 | Preservative concentrations retarding the fungal growth by 100% than the reference |
| ELM | Extreme learning machine |
| ESH | Environmental, safety and health impact |
| G. mellonella | Galleria mellonella |
| G. stearothermophilus | Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| G3TFSA | Triglyme |
| G4TFSA | Tetraglyme |
| GHS | United Nations globally harmonized system |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| H2O | Water |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HaCaT | Human immortal keratinocyte cells |
| HeLa | Human cervical carcinoma cells |
| HepG2 | Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells |
| Hs68 | Human fibroblast cell line |
| IC50 | 50% inhibitory concentration |
| IC80 | 80% inhibitory concentration |
| IC95 | 95% inhibitory concentration |
| ILs | Ionic liquids |
| IPC-81 | Rat leukemia cell line |
| K. pneumoniae | Klebsiella pneumoniae (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| L. lactis | Lactobacillus lactis (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| L. monocytogenes | Listeria monocytogenes (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| L. sakei | Lactobacillus sakei (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| LC50 | 50% lethal concentration |
| LD50 | Median lethal dose |
| LDH | Lactic dehydrogenase |
| LFER | Linear free energy relationship descriptors |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| M. catarrahalis | Moraxella catarrhalis (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MDA-MB-231 cells | Human breast cancerous cells |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| NRRT | Neutral red retention assay |
| O2•− | Superoxide radicals |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OH•− | Hydroxyl radicals |
| P. aeruginosa | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| P. fluorescens | Pseudomonas fluorescens (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| P. mirabilis | Proteus mirabilis (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| P. putida | Pseudomonas putida (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| P. vulgaris | Proteus vulgaris (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| PANC-1 cells | Human pancreatic cancerous cells |
| PILs | Protic ionic liquids |
| POD | Peroxidase |
| PSI | Photosynthetic system I |
| PSII | Photosynthetic system II |
| QSAR | Quantitative structure–activity relationship model |
| R. rubra | Rhodoturula rubra (yeast) |
| RAPD | Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA assay |
| RCOO | Peroxide radicals |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| S. cerevisiae | Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) |
| S. enterica | Salmonella enterica (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| S. epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis (Gram-positive bacteria) |
| S. marcescens | Serrata marcescens (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| S. obliquus | Scenedesmus obliquus |
| S. typhimurium | Salmonella typhimurium (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| SIA | Sequential injection analysis |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| T. asahii | Trichosporon asahii (fungus) |
| T. mentagrophytes | Trichophyton mentagrophytes (fungus) |
| T. novellus | Thiobacillus novellus (Gram-negative bacteria) |
| ThOD | Theoretical oxygen demand |
| [BA] | Alkyl-benzyldimethylammonium |
| [BTDA] | Benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium |
| [C10-Men-Am] | [(1R,2S,5R)-(−)-Menthoxymethyl] dimethyldecylammonium |
| [C10mim] | 1-Decyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C11-Men-Am] | [(1R,2S,5R)-(−)-Menthoxymethyl] dimethylundecylammonium |
| [N1,1,12,2(OH)] | Dodecyl(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium |
| [C12-Men-Am] | [(1R,2S,5R)-(−)-menthoxymethyl] dimethyldodecylammonium |
| [C12mim] | 1-Dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C14mim] | 1-Tetradecyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C16mim] | 1-Hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C1mim] | 1,3-Dimethylimidazolium |
| [C1OC2mim] | 1-Methoxyethyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C1pi] | 1-Methylpiperazinium |
| [(C2)2(C1)2(C1)23gu] | 2-Ethyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium |
| [(C2)22(C1)2(C1)23gu] | 2,2-Diethyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium |
| [C2mim] | 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C2mpy] | 1-Ethyl-3-methylpyridinium |
| [OHC2C1NH2] | N-Methyl-2-hydroxyethylammonium |
| [OHC2mim] | 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C2pi] | 1-Ethylpiperazinium |
| [C3mpyr] | 1-Methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium |
| [C4mim] | 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C4mPheim] | 1-Butyl-3-methyl-2-phenylimidazolium |
| [C4mpy] | 1-Butyl-4-methylpyridinium |
| [C4mpyr] | 1-Butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium |
| [C4py] | N-Butylpyridinium |
| [C6mim] | 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C6mpy] | 1-Hexyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium |
| [C8mim] | 1-Octyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [C8OC1mim] | 1-Octyloximethyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [Cho] | Choline |
| [DBNH] | 1,5-Diazabicyclo(4.3.0)non-5-enium |
| [DMEEEAH] | N,N-Dimethyl-2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethylammonium |
| [DMEtAH] | N,N-Dimethylethanolammonium |
| [DMHEEAH] | N,N-Dimethyl-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylammonium |
| [HOC2mim] | 1-Hydroxyethyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [HOC3mim] | Hydroxypropylmethylimidazolium |
| [MOxa] | Methyloxazolinium |
| [N1,1,1,1] | Tetramethylammonium |
| [N1,1,1,16] | Trimethylhexadecylammonium |
| [N1,1,1,2(OH)] | (2-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium |
| [N1,1,1,8] | Trimethyloctylammonium |
| [N1,1,12,2(OH)] | Dodecyl(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium |
| [N1,1,18,18] | Dimethyldioctadecylammonium |
| [N1,1,2,2(OH)] | (2-Hydroxyethyl)ethyldimethylammonium |
| [N1,1,6,2(OH)] | Hexyl(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium |
| [N1,1,8,2(OH)] | Octyl(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium |
| [N1,4,2(OH),2(OH)] | Butyldi(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium |
| [N1,6,2(OH),2(OH)] | Hexyldi(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium |
| [N10,10,1,1] | Didecyldimethylammonium |
| [N4,4,4,4] | Tetrabutylammonium |
| [N6,2(OH),2(OH),2(OH)] | Hexyltri(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium |
| [N8,8,1,1] | Dioctyldimethylammonium |
| [N8,8,8,1] | Trioctylmethylammonium |
| [NH2C2mim] | 1-aminoethyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| [OHC3mim] | Hydroxypropylmethylimidazolium |
| [P14,4,4,4] | Tributyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium |
| [P4,4,4,1] | Tributylmethylphosphonium |
| [P4,4,4,4] | Tetrabutylphosphonium |
| [P6,6,6,14] | Tri(hexyl)tetradecylphosphonium |
| [P8,4,4,4] | Tri(butyl)octylphosphonium |
| [P8,8,8,1] | Trioctylmethylphosphonium |
| [Phpi] | 1-phenylpiperazinium |
| [Pi4,i4,i4,1] | Triisobutyl(methyl)phosphonium |
| [TMEEEA] | N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethylammonium |
| [TMHEEA] | N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylammonium |
| [(C2F5)3PF3] | Tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate |
| [(CF3SO2)2N] | Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide |
| [3AT] | 3-Amino-1,2,4-triazolate |
| [Ala] | Alaninate |
| [Arg] | Argininate |
| [Asc] | Ascorbate |
| [Asp] | Asparaginate |
| [BF4] | Tetrafluoroborate |
| [Biot] | Biotinate |
| [Br] | Bromide |
| [Bt] | Benzotrizolate |
| [C(CN)3] | Tricyanomethanide |
| [C2H5COO] | Propionate |
| [C2H5OSO3] | Ethylsulfate |
| [C3H7COO] | Butyrate |
| [C4H9COO] | Pentanoate |
| [C5H11COO] | Hexanoate |
| [C7H5O2] | Benzoate |
| [C9H19COO] | Decanoate |
| [CF3SO3] | Trifluoromethanesulfonate |
| [CH3COO] | Acetate |
| [CH3OSO3] | Methylsulfate |
| [CH3SO3] | Methanesulfonate |
| [CH3SO4] | Methylsulfate |
| [Cit] | Citrate |
| [Cl] | Chloride |
| [ClO4] | Perchlorate |
| [CoCl4] | Cobalt tetrachloride |
| [DEP] | Diethylphosphate |
| [DMP] | Dimethylphosphate |
| [DMSIP] | Dimethyl-5-sulfoisophthalate |
| [docusate] | Docusate |
| [EtOPr] | 3-Ethoxypropionate |
| [FCH2COO] | Fluoroacetate |
| [FeCl4] | Iron tetrachloride |
| [GdCl6] | Gadolinium hexachloride |
| [Gly] | Glycinate |
| [glycolate] | Glycolate |
| [H2PO4] | Dihydrogen phosphate |
| [HSO4] | Hydrogen sulfate |
| [I] | Iodide |
| [Lac] | Lactate |
| [Lau] | Laurate |
| [Mal] | Malate |
| [Md] | Mandelate |
| [MDEGSO4] | 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethylsulfate |
| [MnCl4] | Manganese tetrachloride |
| [MnCl4] | Manganese tetrachloride |
| [N(CN)2] | Dicyanamide |
| [Nicot] | Nicotinate |
| [NO3] | Nitrate |
| [O2C2O2] | Oxalate |
| [OH] | Hydroxide |
| [Ol] | Oleate |
| [PF6] | Hexafluorophosphate |
| [Phe] | Phenylalanine |
| [Pro] | Prolinate |
| [Pyr] | Pyrithione |
| [SCN] | Thiocyanate |
| [Ser] | Serine |
| [Tau] | Taurine |
| [TMPP] | Bis(2,4,4-trimethyl)phosphate |
| [TOS] | Tosylate |