| CC | combinatorial chemistry |
| HTS | high-throughput screening |
| VS | virtual screening |
| HTVS | high-throughput virtual screening |
| ADME | absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
| MW | molecular weight |
| Ro4 | Rule-of-4 |
| Ro5 | Rule-of-5 |
| Ro3 | Rule-of-3 |
| SDF | structure-data file format |
| MOL | MDL Molfile |
| SMILES | simplified molecular input line entry specification format |
| SMARTS | SMILES arbitrary target specification |
| KNIME | Konstanz Information Miner |
| SD | standard deviations |
| SMR | molecular refractivity |
| TPSA | total polar surface area |
| MW | molecular weight |
| HBA | No. of hydrogen bond acceptors |
| HBD | No. of hydrogen bond donors |
| REOS | rapid elimination of swill |
| PAINS | pan-assay interference compounds |
| CNS | central nervous system |