| CCS | collision cross-section |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| HMDB | human metabolome database |
| HRMS | high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| IMS | ion mobility spectrometry |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| m/z | mass to charge ratio |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MSI | metabolomics standards initiative |
| MSMLS | mass spectrometry metabolite library of standards (Sigma-Aldrich) |
| QSRR | quantitative structure retention relationships |
| QTOf | quadrupole time-of-flight |
| Rt | retention time |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SMILES | simplified molecular input line entry system |
| SVR | support vector regression |
| UHPLC | ultra high-performance liquid chromatography |