| Abbreviation | Definition |
| β-CD | β-cyclodextrin |
| ALG | Alginate |
| AMAP | Metacetamol |
| ANC | Anthocyanin |
| API-IL | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient—Ionic Liquid |
| AS | Aspartame |
| BCl | Berberine Chloride |
| CA | Citric Acid |
| CMC | Carboxymethylcellulose |
| CS | Chitosan |
| EC | Ethyl Cellulose |
| EP | Epalrestat |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FLR | Calcium Silicate |
| GA | Gum Arabic |
| GaA | Gallic Acid |
| GE | Gelatin |
| GRAS | Generally Recognised As Safe |
| HPC | Hydroxypropyl Cellulose |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose |
| i-Car | i-Carrageenan |
| L-HPC | Low-substituted Hydroxypropylcellulose |
| LAC | Shellac |
| LCC | Low Crystallinity Cellulose |
| LVFX | Levofloxacin |
| MD | Maltodextrin |
| MET | Metformin |
| METCl | Metformin Chloride |
| Mw | Molecular Weight |
| OSDRC | One-step dry-coated |
| PLA | Poly(lactic acid) |
| PMMA | Poly(methacrylate-methylmethacrylate) |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PSAA | Polymeric Surface-active Agent |
| PVA | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| PVP | Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| SA | Stearic Acid |
| SPI | Soy Protein Isolate |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| Tg | Glass transition temperature |
| THEDES | Therapeutic Deep Eutectic Solvents |
| VEM | Vemurafenib |
| W/O | Water/Oil |
| W/O/W | Water/Oil/Water |
| WPC | Whey Protein Concentrate |
| WPI | Whey Protein Isolate |