MAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does max mean? 

• MAX (noun)
  The noun MAX has 1 sense:

1. street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

  Familiarity information: MAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

easy lay; Georgia home boy; goop; grievous bodily harm; liquid ecstasy; max; scoop; soap

Hypernyms ("max" is a kind of...):

gamma hydroxybutyrate; GHB (a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape)

 Context examples 

Overall, the researchers found that higher VO2 max values were associated with better neurocognitive function, as expected based on prior research.

(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)

Glycine max in the diet may lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)

Max Riesenhuber's group at Georgetown University had previously studied how the brain categorizes visual objects and found that at least two distinct regions of the brain were involved.

(How does the brain learn categorization for sounds? The same way it does for images, National Science Foundation)

Cognitive efficiency, which included cognitive processing speed and short term memory, benefitted the most from increased VO2 max.

(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)

Glycine max contains isoflavones (estrogen-like substances) that are being studied for the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density).

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)

At age 22, this subset of the original 1,022 participants took part in a follow-up exam that included estimating the participants’ VO2 max, or the rate at which they can use oxygen, which increases with aerobic fitness.

(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)