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metacholine

metacholine is the misspelling of methacholine.

Meaning of methacholine

Noun

methacholine (uncountable)

  1. A choline derivative with parasympathomimetic activity that can induce bronchoconstriction in asthmatics and is used in tests of airway responsiveness; O-acetyl-β-methylcholine, C₈H₁₈NO₂⁺.

Questions about metacholine

What is metacholine the misspelling of?
Metacholine is the misspelling of methacholine.

Words near metacholine in the dictionary

  1. metachert
  2. metacherts
  3. metachlamydeous
  4. metachloral
  5. metachloroperoxybenzoic acid
  6. metacholine
  7. metachondromatosis
  8. metachromasia
  9. metachromasy
  10. metachromatic
  11. metachromatic leukodystrophies

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