'MAO' definitions:
Definition of 'MAO'
(from WordNet)
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin) [syn: monoamine oxidase, MAO]
noun
Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: Mao, Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung]
Definition of 'Mao'
From: GCIDE
- Mao \Mao\ prop. n. See Mao Tsetung. [PJC]
Definition of 'Mao'
From: GCIDE
- 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]