cholinesterase

[ koh-luh-nes-tuh-reys, -reyz, kol-uh- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an enzyme, found especially in the heart, brain, and blood, that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline.

Origin of cholinesterase

1
First recorded in 1930–35; choline + esterase

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British Dictionary definitions for cholinesterase

cholinesterase

/ (ˌkəʊlɪˈnɛstəˌreɪs, ˌkɒl-) /


noun
  1. an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine to choline and acetic acid

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