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anticholinesterase

anticholinesterase noun: any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.

Noun

anticholinesterase (plural anticholinesterases)

  1. Any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
    Synonyms:
    acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Synonyms of anticholinesterase

  • acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Forms of anticholinesterase

pluralanticholinesterases

Origin of anticholinesterase

From anti- + cholinesterase.

Words formed from anticholinesterase

Questions about anticholinesterase

What does anticholinesterase mean?
Anticholinesterase means any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
What part of speech is anticholinesterase?
Anticholinesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of anticholinesterase?
The plural of anticholinesterase is anticholinesterases.

Words near anticholinesterase in the dictionary

  1. anticholesterolemia
  2. anticholesterolemic
  3. anticholinergenic
  4. anticholinergic
  5. anticholinergics
  6. anticholinesterase
  7. anticholinesterases
  8. anticholinesterasic
  9. antichondrogenic
  10. antichoreography
  11. antichreses

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