| Cer | Ceramide |
| CoQ | Coenzyme Q |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| DAF | Days after flowering |
| DG | Diacylglycerol |
| DGAT | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| ESI | Electrospray ionisation |
| FA | Fatty acid/Fatty acyl |
| FAA | Formalin–acetic acid–alcohol |
| FC | Fold change |
| GL | Glycerolipid |
| GP | Glycerophospholipid |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| LCT | Long-chain triglyceride |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPC | Lysophosphatidylcholine |
| LPG | Lysophosphatidylglycerol |
| MCT | Medium-chain triglyceride |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| MG | Monoacylglycerol |
| MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring |
| MTBE | Methyl tert-butyl ether |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| PA | Phosphatidic acid |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PG | Phosphatidylglycerol |
| PI | Phosphatidylinositol |
| PMeOH | Phosphatidylmethanol |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| QC | Quality control |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| SP | Sphingolipid |
| TG | Triacylglycerol |
| VIP | Variable importance in the projection |