MAO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mao mean? 

• MAO (noun)
  The noun MAO has 2 senses:

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)

2. Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)

  Familiarity information: MAO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

MAO; monoamine oxidase

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

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mao; Mao Tsetung; Mao Zedong

Instance hypernyms:

commie; communist (a socialist who advocates communism)

revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)