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

1 sense of monoamine oxidase

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)