| AH | amphipathic helix | MDP | muramyl dipeptide |
| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides | MliC | membrane associated inhibitor of c-type lysozyme |
| BPS | bisphenol S | NAG | N-acetylglucosamine |
| DL | destabilase-lysozyme | NAM | N-acetylmuramic acid |
| GEWL | goose egg-white lysozyme | NSC | N-succinyl chitosan |
| GFC | gold fluorescent clusters | OatA | O-acetyltransferase A |
| GRAS | generally recognized as safe | PG | peptidoglycan |
| HEWL | hen/chicken egg white lysozyme | PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| HLH | helix-loop-helix | PliC | periplasmic inhibitor of C-type lysozyme |
| II-2 | interleukin-2 | PliI | periplasmic inhibitors of I-type lysozyme |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 | PliG | periplasmic inhibitors of G-type lysozymes |
| Ivy | inhibitor of vertebrate lysozyme | PVOH | polyvinyl alcohol |
| LP | lactoperoxidase | SIC | streptococcal inhibitor of complement |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides | TNFα | tumor necrosis factor |
| LYZ | lysozyme | TWAs | wall teichoic acids |
| LYZ-NSC | lysozyme-N-succinyl chitosan |