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nounpseudocholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural pseudocholinesterases)
plural pseudocholinesterases
- countableuncountablebiochemistryOne of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.
Synonyms: acylcholine acylhydrolase, butyrylcholinesterase, plasma cholinesterase
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nounOne of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.
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