| APCI | Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization |
| BSTFA | N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide |
| CID | Collision-Induced Dissociation |
| CV | Coefficient of Variation |
| EI | Electron Ionization |
| FBC | Funnel Beaker Culture |
| FT-IR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| GC-MS/MS | Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| HPLC-MS | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| HQC | High-Level Quality Control |
| ID | Inner Diameter |
| IS | Internal Standard |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| LLOQ | Lower Limit of Quantitation |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| LQC | Low-Level Quality Control |
| MQC | Mid-Level Quality Control |
| MRM | Multiple Reaction Monitoring |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| MS/MS | Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| m/z | Mass-to-Charge Ratio |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| QC | Quality Control |
| Rt | Retention Time |
| SRM | Selected Reaction Monitoring |
| TMCS | Trimethylchlorosilane |
| UHPLC | Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |