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ecothiopate

US/ˌɛk.oʊˈθaɪ.əˌpeɪt/

ecothiopate noun: a long-acting anticholinesterase C₉H₂₃NO₃PS⁺ used especially to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma.

ecothiopate: a long-acting anticholinesterase C₉H₂₃NO₃PS⁺ used especially to reduce intraocular pressure in the...
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Noun

ecothiopate (uncountable)

  1. A long-acting anticholinesterase C₉H₂₃NO₃PS⁺ used especially to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma.

Forms of ecothiopate

alternative formechothiophate

Origin of ecothiopate

From e(thyl) + cho(line) + thio- + (phos)phate.

Words formed from ecothiopate

  • ecothiopate iodide

Questions about ecothiopate

What does ecothiopate mean?
Ecothiopate means a long-acting anticholinesterase C₉H₂₃NO₃PS⁺ used especially to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma.
What part of speech is ecothiopate?
Ecothiopate is a noun.
How do you pronounce ecothiopate?
Ecothiopate is pronounced /ˌɛk.oʊˈθaɪ.əˌpeɪt/ (US).

Words near ecothiopate in the dictionary

  1. ecotherapeutics
  2. ecotherapist
  3. ecotherapists
  4. ecotherapy
  5. ecotherm
  6. ecothiopate
  7. ecothriller
  8. ecothrillers
  9. ecotin
  10. ecotins
  11. ecotonal

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