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propionylcholinesterase

propionylcholinesterase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of propionylcholine.

Noun

propionylcholinesterase (plural propionylcholinesterases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of propionylcholine

Forms of propionylcholinesterase

pluralpropionylcholinesterases

Origin of propionylcholinesterase

From propionylcholine + esterase.

Questions about propionylcholinesterase

What does propionylcholinesterase mean?
Propionylcholinesterase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of propionylcholine.
What part of speech is propionylcholinesterase?
Propionylcholinesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of propionylcholinesterase?
The plural of propionylcholinesterase is propionylcholinesterases.

Words near propionylcholinesterase in the dictionary

  1. propionyl
  2. propionylate
  3. propionylated
  4. propionylation
  5. propionylations
  6. propionylcholinesterase
  7. propionylcholinesterases
  8. propionylphenetidin
  9. propionylpromasine
  10. propionyls
  11. propiophenone

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