"acetylcholinergic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From acetylcholine + -ergic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acetylcholine|ergic}} acetylcholine + -ergic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} acetylcholinergic (not comparable)
  1. (biochemistry) Relating to the neurotransmissive action of acetylcholine in metabolism Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biochemistry
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