MU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mu mean? 

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

1. the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("mu" is a member of...):

Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

"Now me mus tuddy my lessin," went on the funny little thing.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

This allele, which encodes hemoglobin subunit mu protein, may play a role in the transport of oxygen to tissues of the body.

(HBM wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the mu form of glutathione S-transferase in a biological specimen.

(Mu Glutathione-S-Transferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the ratio of mu glutathione-s-transferase compared to creatinine present in a sample.

(Mu Glutathione-S-Transferase to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the mu gamma glutamyl transpeptidase to creatinine in a biological specimen.

(Mu Glutathione-S-Transferase to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This agent mimics the effects of the endogenous opiate dextropropoxyphene, by binding to mu receptors located throughout the central nervous system.

(Dextropropoxyphene Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of mu glutathione-s-transferase present in a sample.

(Mu Glutathione-S-Transferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The mu receptors are responsible for opioids’ pleasurable effects and ability to relieve pain.

(Designing more effective opioids, NIH)

A synthetic trans-3,4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl) piperidine with peripherally selective opioid mu receptor antagonist activity.

(Alvimopan, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a competitive antagonist at mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors.

(Naloxone Hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)