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cholinesterase

[koh-luh-nes-tuh-reys, -reyz, kol-uh-]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme, found especially in the heart, brain, and blood, that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline.
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Origin of cholinesterase

First recorded in 1930–35; choline + esterase
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British Dictionary definitions for cholinesterase

cholinesterase

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

cholinesterase

(kō′lə-nĕs′tə-rās′, -rāz′)
n.
  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline esters chiefly at nerve terminals, where it hydrolyzes and inactivates acetylcholine.acetylcholinesterase
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