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12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (medicine) and mood(1) (iou)


12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (medicine)


12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid


A lipoxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid. It is a highly selective ligand used to label mu-opioid receptors in both membranes and tissue sections. The 12-s-hete analog has been reported to augment tumour cell metastatic potential through activation of protein kinase c.


mood(1) (iou)



mood noun1 & adjective. [mu:d]
[Old English mod = Old Frisian, Old Saxon mod (Dutch moed), Old High German muot (German Mut), Old Norse moer anger, grief, Gothic moTs, mod- anger, emotion, from Germanic.]
A. noun.
Mind, heart, thought, feeling. OE-LME.
spec.
a. Fierce courage; pride. OE-L15.
b. Anger. ME-E17.
peck mood: see PECK verb1 1.
c. Passionate grief. Only in ME.
The temporary state of mind or feelings of a person or group. Freq. with specifying word. OE.
bad mood, good mood, etc. in a mood, in the mood disposed, inclined, (for, of, to do). in no mood not disposed, disinclined, (for, to do).
I. Compton-Burnett Duncan remained silent, and his mood cast a gloom. E. Taylor Even if I want to paint again..I don't want to be in the painting mood. W. Maxwell He was in a cheerful mood. E. Kuzwayo The sudden change of mood among the members.
b. spec. A fit of unaccountable bad temper or depression, a bad mood, (usu. in pl.); in pl. also, changes of mood. M19.
be in a mood (with), get into a mood (with) be, become, peevish or bad-tempered (towards).
Tennyson Sir Torre..being in his moods Left them. Observer A creature of moods and temperament.
c. transf. The atmosphere or pervading tone of a place, event, composition, etc.; esp. one inducing a certain state of mind or emotion. E20.
Outdoor Living (NZ) You can choose a fence that enhances the General mood of your Home. M. Foot At the 1979 Conference the mood was set.
Comb.: mood-altering adjective (of a drug) capable of inducing changes of mood; mood drug a mood-altering drug, esp. a stimulant; mood-elevating adjective (of a drug) having a stimulant or antidepressant effect; mood swing Psychology an abrupt and unaccountable change of mood.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Inducing or suggestive of a particular mood. L19.
H. Kemelman The organ had been playing mood Music, a series of mournful cadenzas in a minor key.