AA	Arachidonic acid
CAEP	Ceramide aminoethylphosphonate
ChoGpl	Choline glycerophospholipids
DHA	Docosahexaenoic acid
DMA	Dimethylacetal
DPA	Docosapentaenoic acid
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic acid
FFA	Free fatty acids
GC	Gas chromatography
GCMS	Gas chromatography—mass spectrometry
HPA	Heneicosapentaenoic acid
HPLC-HRMS	High performance liquid chromatography–high resolution mass spectrometry
HRMS	High resolution mass spectrometry
HUFA	Highly unsaturated fatty acid
HW	Hydrocarbon and wax
LC-PUFA	Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid
MADAG	Monoalkyl diacylglycerol
MS	Mass spectrometry
MS/MS	Mass spectrometry / Mass spectrometry (or tandem mass spectrometry)
MUFA	Monounsaturated fatty acid
NMI-PUFA	Non-methylene interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acid
PakCho	1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
PC	Phosphatidylcholine
PE	Phosphatidylethalnolamine
PG	Phosphatidylglycerol
PI	Phosphatidylinositol
PL	Phospholipid
PlsEtn	Ethanolamine plasmalogen
PoL	Polar lipid
PS	Phosphatidylserine
PtdIns	Phosphatidylinositol
PUFA	Poly-unsaturated fatty acid
SAFA	Saturated fatty acid
ST	Sterol
TAG	Triacylglycerol
TL	Total lipid
TLC	Thin-layer chromatography
USAFA	Unsaturated fatty acid