Meanings
nounanticholinesterase (plural anticholinesterases)
plural anticholinesterases
- medicineAny agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
Synonyms: acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
Similar
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Englishcholinesterase
- Englishanticholinesterase
From anti- + cholinesterase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese anticolinesterase
- anticolinesteraseany agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
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APA
anticholinesterase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticholinesterase
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“anticholinesterase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticholinesterase. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticholinesterase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticholinesterase.
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