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pseudocholinesterase

pseudocholinesterase noun: one of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.

Noun

pseudocholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural pseudocholinesterases)

  1. One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.
    Synonyms:
    acylcholine acylhydrolase, butyrylcholinesterase, plasma cholinesterase

Synonyms of pseudocholinesterase

Forms of pseudocholinesterase

pluralpseudocholinesterases

Origin of pseudocholinesterase

From pseudo- + cholinesterase.

Questions about pseudocholinesterase

What does pseudocholinesterase mean?
Pseudocholinesterase means one of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.
What part of speech is pseudocholinesterase?
Pseudocholinesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudocholinesterase?
The plural of pseudocholinesterase is pseudocholinesterases.

Words near pseudocholinesterase in the dictionary

  1. pseudochirality
  2. pseudochitin
  3. pseudochitinous
  4. pseudochoice
  5. pseudochoices
  6. pseudocholinesterase
  7. pseudocholinesterases
  8. pseudochrome
  9. pseudochromes
  10. pseudochromesthesia
  11. pseudochromid

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