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

An early {symbolic mathematics} system.

[A. Rom, Celest Mech 1:309-319 (1969)].

(1995-02-10)