Word: mono
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Fatty acids, the building blocks for fat, are divided into three chemical classes according to their hydrogen content: saturated, mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated. Only the polyunsaturated ones are considered "essential," meaning they cannot be manufactured by the body. Like minerals and vitamins, they must be ingested as food. "If we don't eat enough," says Siguel, "then we won't have enough." And that would be unfortunate, for these compounds -- principally linoleic acid and linolenic acid -- are vital to the maintenance of cell membranes and to the manufacture of potent chemical messengers that regulate everything from blood pressure...
...make rash decision, so I guess I'll stick around. After all, there's only two more months till I graduate, and I'm finally realizing that I get more out of these mono-maniacal first person little ditties than anyone else does...in fact, it's questionable if anyone else even bothers to read the drivel that I sign my name to anymore...
These totals were brought down even further with a number of key losses--sophomore butterflyer Caroline Miller to mono, sophmore diver Montana Miller to a car accident, sophomore backstroker Alexa Zesinger to shoulder surgery, plus various other swimmers to minor injuries...
...suffer), fatigue, mental misery even in the midst of usually satisfying activities and often what the experts term `anhedonia' (utter lack of pleasure on a prolonged basis). This can greatly burden work and social life. It feels like a case of `mononucleosis' that never ends (I have twice had `mono' and the similarities are striking). Hardly anyone else has ever been aware of my inner mental states, and even renowned professionals have not been able to detect my present condition without my own reports of symptoms. In one sense this indicates that I am fortunate that my illness is less...
...problem the Junkies have always had is their mono-emotional register. Singer Margo Timmins always had the wistful days-of-myths-gone-by attitude down, and guitarist (and songwriter) brother Michael had that understated-but-electric guitar sound to match...