Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.

    Acetylcholinesterase

    ацетилхолинэстеразаacetilxolinɛsteraza

    ацетилхолінестеразаacetylxolinesteraza

Translations

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Origin

From acetylcholin + esterase.

From acetylcholin + esterase.

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Forms

plural: acetylcholinesterases

Word family

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See also

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