| ACC | Acylcarnitine |
| ACS | Acyl-CoA synthase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AGPAT | 1-Acylglycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase |
| AKT | Protein kinase B (PKB) |
| APCI | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization |
| ATGLCE | Adipose triglyceride lipase Cholesterolester |
| CER | Ceramide |
| CID | Collision induced dissociation |
| CoA | Coenzyme-A |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DGAT | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| DGK | Diacylglycerol kinase |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FAHFA | Fatty acid hydroxyl fatty acid |
| GC | Gas chromatography |
| GL | Glycerophospholipids |
| GPAT | Glycerol-3-phosphate-o-acyltransferase |
| HFA | Hydroxy fatty acid |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| IP3 | Inositol-1,4,5-Trisphosphate |
| IR | Insulin resistance |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| LC | Liquid chromatography |
| LCFA | Long chain fatty acid |
| LD | Lipid droplet |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| MTBE | Methyl-tert-butyl ether |
| MPIS | Multiple precursor ion scanning |
| MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NL | Neutral loss |
| PA | Phosphatidic acid |
| PAHSA | Palmitic acid hydroxyl stearic acid |
| PAP | Phosphatidic acid phosphatase |
| PIS | Precursor ion scanning |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3 kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| PP2AQqQ | Protein phosphatase 2 ATriplequadrupole |
| SCFA | Short chain fatty acid |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| SP | Sphingolipid |
| SPT | Serine palmitoyl transferase |
| ST | Sterol lipids |
| TAG | Triacylglycerol |
| TLC | Thin layer chromatography |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TOF | Time-of-flight |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| SIMPLEX | Simultaneous metabolite, protein, lipid extraction |
| SPE | Solid phase extraction |
| SRM | Selected reaction monitoring |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| UFA | Unsaturated fatty acid |
| UHPLC | Ultra high performance liquid chromatography |