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anticholinesterase

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē kō′lə nestə rās′, -rāz′, -kol′ə-, an′tī-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ti•cho•lin•es•ter•ase  (an′tē kō′lə nestə rās′, -rāz′, -kol′ə-, an′tī-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem., Pharm.]
  1. Biochemistry, Drugsan enzyme or drug that blocks the action of acetylcholinesterase, thereby increasing the stimulating effect of acetylcholine on the muscles.
  • anti- + cholinesterase 1950–55

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