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acetylcholine receptor

acetylcholine receptor noun: a feature of neurons that detects the presence of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine as part of neural activity.

Noun

acetylcholine receptor (plural acetylcholine receptors)

  1. A feature of neurons that detects the presence of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine as part of neural activity.

Forms of acetylcholine receptor

pluralacetylcholine receptors

Words formed from acetylcholine receptor

Questions about acetylcholine receptor

What does acetylcholine receptor mean?
Acetylcholine receptor means a feature of neurons that detects the presence of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine as part of neural activity.
What part of speech is acetylcholine receptor?
Acetylcholine receptor is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylcholine receptor?
The plural of acetylcholine receptor is acetylcholine receptors.

Words near acetylcholine receptor in the dictionary

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

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