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MAO

monoamine oxidase.

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MAO
abbr. monoamine oxidase

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monoamine oxidase
n. Abbr. MAO
An enzyme in the cells of most tissues that catalyzes the oxidation of monoamines such as norepinephrine and serotonin.

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Mao (adj.)

"simple style of clothing based on dress in Communist China," 1967, from Fr., from name of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader.

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mao
noun
1.	an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin) [syn: monoamine oxidase]
2.	Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)

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MAO
An early symbolic mathematics system.
[A. Rom, Celest Mech 1:309-319 (1969)].
(1995-02-10)

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MAO
monoamine oxidase

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