Meanings
nounacetylcholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural acetylcholinesterases)
plural acetylcholinesterases
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
Origin
Translations
Catalan acetilcolinesterasa
- acetilcolinesterasaenzyme
Chinese Mandarin 乙醯膽鹼酯酶 /乙醯胆碱酯酶, 乙酰膽鹼酯酶 /乙酰胆碱酯酶
- 乙醯膽鹼酯酶 /乙醯胆碱酯酶 (yǐxīdǎnjiǎnzhǐméi)enzyme
- 乙酰膽鹼酯酶 /乙酰胆碱酯酶 (yǐxiāndǎnjiǎnzhǐméi)enzyme
Finnish asetyylikoliiniesteraasi
- asetyylikoliiniesteraasienzyme
German Acetylcholinesterase
- Acetylcholinesteraseenzyme
Hungarian acetilkolin-észteráz
- acetilkolin-észterázenzyme
Indonesian asetilkolinesterase
- asetilkolinesteraseenzyme
Italian acetilcolinesterasi
- acetilcolinesterasienzyme
Korean 아세틸콜린에스터레이스
- 아세틸콜린에스터레이스 (asetilkollineseuteoreiseu)enzyme
Polish acetylocholinoesteraza
- acetylocholinoesterazaenzyme
Portuguese acetilcolinesterase
- acetilcolinesteraseenzyme
Russian ацетилхолинэстераза
- ацетилхолинэстераза (acetilxolinɛsteraza)enzyme
Spanish acetilcolinesterasa
- acetilcolinesterasaenzyme
Swedish acetylkolinesteras
- acetylkolinesterasenzyme
Ukrainian ацетилхолінестераза
- ацетилхолінестераза (acetylxolinesteraza)enzyme
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acetylcholinesterase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylcholinesterase
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“acetylcholinesterase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylcholinesterase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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