Meanings
nouncholinesterase (plural cholinesterases)
plural cholinesterases
- biochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
The little tablets she has to take inhibit cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 11
Origin
Translations
Finnish koliiniesteraasi
- koliiniesteraasienzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters
French cholinestérase
- cholinestéraseenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters
German Cholinesterase
- Cholinesteraseenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters
Hungarian kolinészteráz
- kolinészterázenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters
Italian colinesterasi
- colinesterasienzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters
Spanish colinesterasa
- colinesterasaenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters
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APA
cholinesterase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinesterase
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“cholinesterase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinesterase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholinesterase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinesterase.
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