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thiocholine

thiocholine noun: a mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂SH⁻; it is used as a reagent for the determination of cholinesterases.

Noun

thiocholine (countable and uncountable, plural thiocholines)

  1. A mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂SH⁻; it is used as a reagent for the determination of cholinesterases

Forms of thiocholine

pluralthiocholines

Origin of thiocholine

From thio- + choline.

Words formed from thiocholine

Questions about thiocholine

What does thiocholine mean?
Thiocholine means a mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂SH⁻; it is used as a reagent for the determination of cholinesterases.
What part of speech is thiocholine?
Thiocholine is a noun.
What is the plural of thiocholine?
The plural of thiocholine is thiocholines.

Words near thiocholine in the dictionary

  1. thiocarboxylic acid
  2. thiocarboxylic acids
  3. thiocarboxyls
  4. thiocarlide
  5. thiochlorfenphim
  6. thiocholine
  7. thiocholinergic
  8. thiocholines
  9. thiochromane
  10. thiochromanes
  11. thiochrome

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