"cholinesterase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cholinesterases [plural]
Etymology: From choline + esterase. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|choline|esterase}} choline + esterase Head templates: {{en-noun}} cholinesterase (plural cholinesterases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine). Wikipedia link: cholinesterase Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: anticholinesterase, cholinesterasic, pseudocholinesterase Translations (enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters): koliiniesteraasi (Finnish), cholinestérase [feminine] (French), Cholinesterase [feminine] (German), kolinészteráz (Hungarian), colinesterasi [feminine] (Italian), colinesterasa [feminine] (Spanish)

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