| Subject | English | French |
| met. | dissolved carbon | carbone dissous |
| chem. | dissolved inorganic carbon | carbone inorganique dissous |
| environ. | dissolved organic carbon The fraction of total organic carbon (all carbon atoms covalently bonded in organic molecules) in water that passes through a 0.45 micron pore-diameter filter | carbone organique dissous |
| life.sc. | dissolved organic carbon | carbone organique dissous |
| life.sc. | dissolved organic carbon die-away | Disparition du COD |
| nat.res. | dissolved organic carbon, DOC | carbone organique en solution |