Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mao

2 senses of mao

Sense 1
monoamine oxidase, 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)

Sense 2
Mao, Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung -- (Chinese communist leader (1893-1976))
       INSTANCE OF=> communist, commie -- (a socialist who advocates communism)
       INSTANCE OF=> revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter -- (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)