cholinomimetic

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adjective

Resembling acetylcholine or simulating its physiological action.

OriginEnglish mimetic ← Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ →
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Meanings

adjectivecholinomimetic (comparative more cholinomimetic, superlative most cholinomimetic)

comparative more cholinomimetic · superlative most cholinomimetic

  1. Resembling acetylcholine or simulating its physiological action.
nouncholinomimetic (plural cholinomimetics)

plural cholinomimetics

  1. A drug with cholinomimetic properties.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  3. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  4. Englishcholino-
  5. Englishmimetic
  6. Englishcholinomimetic

From cholino- + mimetic.

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APA

cholinomimetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinomimetic

MLA

“cholinomimetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinomimetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholinomimetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinomimetic.

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