| AOM | azoxymethane |
| Apc | adenomatous polyposis coli |
| Apol7a | apolipoprotein L7a |
| Arntl | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like |
| Bmal1 | brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 |
| CAC | colitis-associated colorectal cancer |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CLP | classification, labelling, and packaging |
| COX2 | prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 |
| CPDB | ConsesusPathway database |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| cRNA | complementary RNA |
| Dbp | D site albumin promoter binding protein |
| DEG | differentially expressed gene |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| EC | European Commission |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ERBB2 | Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 |
| ERBB4 | Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 |
| EU | European Union |
| FC | fold change |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| FES | feature extraction software |
| FGFR1 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 |
| FIB | focused ion beam |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| HE | hematoxylin and eosin |
| IARC | International Agency for Research and Cancer |
| IL | interleukin |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMP | matrixmetalloproteinase |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| Nfil3 | nuclear factor interleukin 3, regulated |
| Nfkbiz | nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cell inhibitor zeta |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin-domain-containing protein 3 |
| Npas2 | neuronal PAS domain 2 |
| Nr1d1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 1 |
| Nr1d2 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 2 |
| ORA | over-representation analysis |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PLK1 | polo-like kinase 1 |
| PMT | photomultiplier tubes |
| RAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| RARE | retinoic acid response element |
| RIN | RNA integrity number |
| Rnf125 | ring finger protein 125 |
| Rorc | RAR-related orphan receptor gamma |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| STEM | short time-series expression miner |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| Tg | transgenic |
| TiO2 | titanium dioxide |
| Tns4 | tensin 4 |
| TP53 | tumor protein P53 |
| TRP | transient receptor potential |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WNT | wingless-related integration site |
| Ypel2 | protein yippee-like 2 |