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Noun: Mao
  1. Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)
    - Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung
Noun: MAO
  1. An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
    "The medication works by inhibiting MAO";
    - monoamine oxidase

Derived forms: MAOs

Type of: commie [informal], commo [informal], communist, enzyme, red [informal], revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter

Encyclopedia: Mao, Michael

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