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acetylcholines

acetylcholines is the plural of acetylcholine.

Meaning of acetylcholine

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

Questions about acetylcholines

What is acetylcholines the plural of?
Acetylcholines is the plural of acetylcholine.

Words near acetylcholines in the dictionary

  1. acetylcholine
  2. acetylcholine chloride
  3. acetylcholine receptor
  4. acetylcholine receptors
  5. acetylcholinergic
  6. acetylcholines
  7. acetylcholinesterase
  8. acetylcholinesterases
  9. acetylcholinic
  10. acetylcysteine
  11. acetyldigitoxin

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