| Afr | Africa, African |
| agric | agriculture |
| Amer | America, American |
| astrol | astrology |
| astron | astronomy |
| Austral | Australia, Australian |
| bacteriol | bacteriology |
| biochem | biochemistry |
| biol | biology |
| bot | botany |
| Brit | Britain, British |
| c | century (eg 15c) |
| c. | circa (ie approximately) |
| Can | Canada, Canadian |
| Caribb | Caribbean |
| chem | chemistry |
| cinematog | cinematography |
| C of E | Church of England |
| colloq | colloquial |
| conj | conjunction |
| crystallog | crystallography |
| derog | derogatory |
| E | East |
| EC | European Community |
| ecol | ecology |
| econ | economy |
| elec | electricity |
| Eng | English |
| eng | engineering |
| entomol | entomology |
| EU | European Union |
| gemmol | gemmology |
| geog | geography |
| geol | geology |
| geom | geometry |
| hortic | horticulture |
| image tech | image technology |
| intr | intransitive |
| IVR | International Vehicle Registration |
| math | mathematics |
| mech | mechanics |
| meteorol | meteorology |
| mythol | mythology |
| N | North |
| naut | nautical |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| ophthalmol | ophthalmology |
| ornithol | ornithology |
| palaeog | palaeography |
| palaeontol | palaeontology |
| pathol | pathology |
| pharmacol | pharmacology |
| philos | philosophy |
| photog | photography |
| physiol | physiology |
| prep | preposition |
| psychoanal | psychoanalysis |
| psychol | psychology |
| relig | religion |
| S | South |
| sociol | sociology |
| technol | technology |
| telecomm | telecommunications |
| teleg | telegraphy |
| theat | theatre |
| tr | transitive |
| trig | trigonometry |
| TV | television |
| US | United States |
| vet | veterinary |
| W | West |
| zool | zoology |