MAO n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin) [syn: {monoamine oxidase}, {MAO}] 2: Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: {Mao}, {Mao Zedong}, {Mao Tsetung}]
Mao \Mao\ prop. n. See {Mao Tsetung}. [PJC]
Mao Tsetung \Mao Tsetung\, Mao Zedong \Mao Zedong\prop. n. The leader of the Chinese communist party and later of teh People's Repbulic of China; b. 1893, d. 1976. Also referred to a simply {Mao}. [Also spelled {Mao Tse-Tung}.] [WordNet 1.5]
MAO An early {symbolic mathematics} system. [A. Rom, Celest Mech 1:309-319 (1969)]. (1995-02-10)