MAO


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

MAO

abbr.
monoamine oxidase
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

MAO

abbreviation for
(Pharmacology) monoamine oxidase
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.MAO - an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
2.MAO - Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)Mao - Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in classic literature ?
I am sleepy, Bagheera, and Shere Khan is all long tail and loud talk--like Mao, the Peacock."
Mao and Komo are primarily used as ethnic terms on several levels, both as a description from the outside as well as self-designations.
Later, Lovell comments, "Mao's in- consistency towards women speaks of his hypocrisy, his split personality, the chasm between his speech and action -- or, put more indulgently, his deep-seated capacity for pragmatism."
Later, Lovell comments, "Mao's inconsistency towards women speaks of his hypocrisy, his split personality, the chasm between his speech and action or, put more indulgently, his deep-seated capacity for pragmatism."
How did the Chinese and Russian revolutions compare, and which of their two leaders was worse, Joseph Stalin, who led the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, or Mao Zedong, who ruled China from 1949 to his death in 1976?
Preah Vihear provincial governor Un Chanda told The Post on Sunday that Meun, whose family had said he was missing, met Mao in Phnom Penh on Friday.
San Mao is a celebrated travel writer, translator, and philosopher, who was born on March 26, 1943 in Chongqing, China, but relocated to Taiwan with her parents in 1949 at six years old.
Wa ko masayop kay usa sa halos napulo ka e-mails nga akong nadawat, mao man ang gikan sa akong gwatsinanggo'ng pag-umangkon - si John Brian kon JB nga tu-a sa Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The cultural revolution was a period of great anarchy and violence in China, as Mao attempted to counter anyone who spoke out against the communist party or critiqued its role in China.
"Oba-Mao" exhibited a fusion of the two leaders in which Obama was "Maoified" just as Mao was "Obamafied." Neither figure dominated the image.
Mao sought ways to theorize the Chinese embodiment of these (for him, antagonistic and contradictory) transformations, at a level both abstract and yet attentive to the uniquely specific.
In Mao's era, Chinese economy was under duress and highly instable.