mao

Other forms of mao

plural

maos·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mao

What does mao mean?

mao means "an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mao?

mao has 1 syllable: mao. In IPA it is /ˈmaʊ/.

What is another word for mao?

Close synonyms include monoamine oxidase, Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mao a common word?

mao is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.