8 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Mo

noun

1: a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel [syn: {molybdenum}, {atomic number 42}]

2: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn: {Missouri}, {Show Me State}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Mo \Mo\ (m[=o]), adjective, adverb, & n. [Written also {moe}.] [AS. m[=a]. See {More}.] More; -- usually, more in number. [Obs.]

An hundred thousand mo. --Chaucer.

Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it. --Fuller.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Mo \Mo\, (Chem.) chemical symbol for the element {molybdenum}. [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

MO \MO\, abbreviation for {modus operandi}, manner of operating; -- often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses to perpetrate his crime. [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

-mo \-mo\ A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as, duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16[deg], 18[deg], etc.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Modus operandi \Mo"dus op'er*an"di\[L.], manner of operating. Often abbreviated to {MO}

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

mo The {country code} for Macau. (1999-01-27)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

MO Management Object (OSI)
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