| aBRC | activated Belite Rich Cement |
| BRC | Belite Rich Cement |
| bwb | by weight of binder |
| bwc | by weight of cement |
| CC | Calcined Clay |
| C-S-H | (non-stoichiometric) Calcium Silicate Hydrate (gel) |
| DEIPA | Diethanolisopropanolamine |
| EDITA | Ethyldiisopropylamine |
| EVA | Ethylene Vinyl Acetate |
| EO | Ethylene Oxyde |
| FA | Fly Ash |
| GGBFS | Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag |
| HPEG | Methallyl Ether |
| IPEG | Isoprenol Ether |
| LC3 | Limestone Calcined Clay Cements |
| LT | Low Temperature |
| LXRPD | Laboratory X-ray powder diffraction |
| MPEG | Methacrylate Ester |
| MIP | Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry |
| MK | Metakaolin |
| MS | Micro-Silica |
| OWC | Oil Well Cement |
| PC | Portland Cement |
| PCE | Polycarboxylate Ether |
| PSE | Polysulfonate Ether |
| RQPA | Rietveld Quantitative Phase Analysis |
| SAP | Superabsorbent Polymers |
| SAXS | Small Angle X-ray Scattering |
| SCMs | Supplementary Cementitious Materials |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| STE53 | Master X-Seed STE 53 |
| SXRPD | Synchrotron X-ray Powder Diffraction |
| TA | Thermal Analysis |
| TEA | Triethanolamine |
| THEED | N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediamine |
| THPED | N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-ethylenediamine |
| TIPA | Tri-isopropanolamine |
| UPV | Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity |
| w/c | water to cement mass ratio |
| w/b | water to binder mass ratio |
| XS100 | Master X-Seed 100 |
| XS130 | Master X-Seed 130 |