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acetylcholine

/əˌsitəlˈkoʊlin/

acetylcholine noun: a neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.

Noun

acetylcholine (countable and uncountable, plural acetylcholines)

  1. A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
    • Acetylcholine build-up in the body can be toxic.2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 11

acetylcholine meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

acetylcholine in Tamil

அசெட்டைல் கோலின்

acetylcholine in Arabic

the neurotransmitter compound
أَسِيتِيل كُولِين ʔasītīl kūlīn

acetylcholine in Indonesian

the neurotransmitter compound
asetilkolina

acetylcholine in Persian

the neurotransmitter compound
استیلکولین

Examples of acetylcholine in a sentence

  • The acetyl group of acetylcholine can bind to the esteratic site of cholinesterase.
  • Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.
  • The little tablets she has to take inhibit cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

All 11 example sentences with acetylcholine

Forms of acetylcholine

pluralacetylcholines

Words formed from acetylcholine

Phrases with acetylcholine

Questions about acetylcholine

What does acetylcholine mean?
Acetylcholine means a neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
What is acetylcholine in Tamil?
Acetylcholine in Tamil is அசெட்டைல் கோலின். See Acetylcholine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acetylcholine?
Acetylcholine is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetylcholine?
Acetylcholine is pronounced /əˌsitəlˈkoʊlin/ (US).
What is the plural of acetylcholine?
The plural of acetylcholine is acetylcholines.

Words near acetylcholine in the dictionary

  1. acetylcarnitine
  2. acetylcarnitines
  3. acetylcellulose
  4. acetylchitooligosaccharide
  5. acetylchitooligosaccharides
  6. acetylcholine
  7. acetylcholine chloride
  8. acetylcholine receptor
  9. acetylcholine receptors
  10. acetylcholinergic
  11. acetylcholines

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