ABBREVIATIONS AND MEANINGS
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
| CD | Sodium chlorite (NaClO²) + hydrochloric acid as activator at 4% |
| CDI | Chlorine dioxide solution, ClO², in isotonic saline solution (0.9% NaCl) |
| CDS | Dissolution of chlorine dioxide, ClO², in water (gas dissolved in water) |
| HRC | Sodium chlorite (NaClO²) + hydrochloric acid as activator at 4% activated with time |
| Cl− | Chloride ion |
| Cl² | Dichloro gas, chlorine gas |
| Cl | Chlorine, Element Periodic Table |
| ClO² | Chlorine Dioxide |
| ClO²− | chlorite ion |
| ClO³− | chlorate ion |
| ClO4− | perchlorate ion |
| ClO− | hypochlorite ion |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| MMS | NaClO2 = Sodium Chlorite + Activator (Citric Acid) (name by Jim Humble) |
| MMS2 | Calcium Hypochlorite = Ca (ClO) ² |
| NaCl | Sodium chloride (common salt) |
| NaClO | Sodium hypochlorite |
| NaClO² | Sodium Chlorite |
| NaClO³ | Sodium chlorate |
| NaClO4 | Sodium perchlorate |
| PPM | Parts per million (Ex. 3000 ppm = 0,3%) |