"acetylcholinesterase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acetylcholinesterases [plural]
Etymology: acetylcholine + esterase Etymology templates: {{compound|en|acetylcholine|esterase}} acetylcholine + esterase Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acetylcholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural acetylcholinesterases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. Wikipedia link: acetylcholinesterase Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: antiacetylcholinesterase Related terms: acetylcholine, acetyl Translations (enzyme): acetilcolinesterasa [feminine] (Catalan), 乙醯膽鹼酯酶 (Chinese Mandarin), 乙醯胆碱酯酶 (yǐxīdǎnjiǎnzhǐméi) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 乙酰膽鹼酯酶 (Chinese Mandarin), 乙酰胆碱酯酶 (yǐxiāndǎnjiǎnzhǐméi) [Hong-Kong, Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), asetyylikoliiniesteraasi (Finnish), Acetylcholinesterase [feminine] (German), acetilkolin-észteráz (Hungarian), acetilcolinesterasi [feminine] (Italian), 아세틸콜린에스터레이스 (asetilkollineseuteoreiseu) (Korean), acetylocholinoesteraza [feminine] (Polish), acetilcolinesterase [feminine] (Portuguese), ацетилхолинэстераза (acetilxolinɛsteraza) [feminine] (Russian), acetilcolinesterasa [feminine] (Spanish), acetylkolinesteras (Swedish), ацетилхолінестераза (acetylxolinesteraza) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-acetylcholinesterase-en-noun-en:enzyme Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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