| ACCEPT | Adapting to Climate Change and Environmental Pollution and Dietary Transition |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BL | Birth length |
| BW | Birth weight |
| ß-HCH | β-hexachlorocyclohexane |
| DL-PCB | Dioxin-like- polychlorinated biphenyl |
| DLCs | Dioxin-like compounds |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EC50 | Half maximum effect concentration |
| EDCs | Endocrine disrupting chemicals |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| GA | Gestational age at birth |
| HC | Head circumference |
| HCB | Hexachlorobenzene |
| Hg | Mercury |
| lipPOPs | Lipophilic persistent organic pollutants |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| n-3 | Omega-3 fatty acids |
| n-6 | Omega-6 fatty acids |
| OCP | Organochlorine pesticide |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PBB | Polybrominated biphenyl |
| PBDE | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PC | Principal component |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PI | Ponderal index |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PCDDs | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDFs | Polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| POP | Persistent organic pollutant |
| p,p′-DDE | Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene |
| p,p′-DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RLU | Relative light unit |
| SC | Solvent control |
| Se | Selenium |
| SPE | Solid phase extraction |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TEF | Toxic Equivalency Factor |
| TEQ | TCDD toxic equivalent |
| TR | Thyroid hormone receptor |