CHOLINESTERASE

Meaning of CHOLINESTERASE in English

/koh'leuh nes"teuh rays', -rayz', kol'euh-/ , n. Biochem.

an enzyme, found esp. in the heart, brain, and blood, that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline.

[ 1930-35; CHOLINE + ESTERASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1932 acetyl~ , an enzyme that hydrolyzes choline esters and that is found especially in blood plasma
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHOLINESTERASE — ˌkōlə̇ˈnestəˌrās, -äl-, -āz noun also choline esterase ( -s ) Etymology: choline + esterase 1. : acetylcholinesterase 2. : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOLINESTERASE — n. enzyme (found in the heart, brain and blood)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1932 1. : acetylcholinesterase 2. : an enzyme that hydrolyzes choline esters and that is found especially in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOLINESTERASE — [ ˌkəʊlɪ'nɛstəreɪz ] ■ noun Biochemistry an enzyme which breaks down esters of choline.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHOLINESTERASE — [cho.lin.es.ter.ase] n (1932) 1: acetylcholinesterase 2: an enzyme that hydrolyzes choline esters and that is found esp. in blood plasma--called …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHOLINESTERASE — cholinesterase BrE AmE ˌkəʊl ɪ ˈnest ə reɪz ˌkɒl-, ˌ•ə-, -reɪs AmE \ ˌkoʊl-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHOLINESTERASE — An enzyme found in animals that regulates nerve impulses by the inhibition of acetylcholine. Cholinesterase inhibition is associated with a …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
CHOLINESTERASE — Ацетилхолинестераза
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHOLINESTERASE — холинэстераза (фермент)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CHOLINESTERASE — n. Pronunciation: ˌ k ō -l ə - ' nes-t ə - ˌ r ā s, - ˌ r ā …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1943 cholinesterase 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORGANOPHOSPHORUS — also organophosphorous adjective Date: 1950 of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic compound and especially a pesticide (as malathion) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIAZINON — noun Etymology: from Diazinon, a trademark Date: 1957 a cholinesterase-inhibiting organophosphate insecticide C 12 H 21 N 2 O 3 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1942 a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHOLINE ESTERASE — noun see cholinesterase
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE — ¦südōˌ noun Etymology: pseud- + cholinesterase : cholinesterase 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORGANOPHOSPHORUS — "ˌ adjective also or·gano·phosphorous "ˌ Etymology: organ- + phosphorus or phosphorous : of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIAZINON — dīˈazə̇ˌnän trademark — used for an organophosphate insecticide C 12 H 21 N 2 O 3 PS that is a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESTRAPENIA — ˌestrəˈpēnēə, -nyə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from estra- (from International Scientific Vocabulary cholinesterase ) + -penia : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: anti- (I) + cholinesterase : a substance that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE — /pir'i doh stig"meen/ , Pharm. a cholinesterase inhibitor, C 9 H 13 BrN 2 O 2 , used in its …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — /an'tee koh'leuh nes"teuh rays', -rayz', -kol'euh-, an'tuy-/ , n. Biochem., Pharm. an enzyme or drug that blocks the action of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1943 : cholinesterase 2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORGANOPHOSPHORUS — adjective also or·gan·o·phos·pho·rous -fäs-ˈfȯr-əs Date: 1950 : of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic compound and especially a pesticide …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIAZINON — noun Etymology: from Diazinon, a trademark Date: 1957 : a cholinesterase-inhibiting organophosphate insecticide C 12 H 21 N 2 O …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1942 : a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SARIN — [sa.rin] n [G] (1951): an extremely toxic chemical warfare agent that is a powerful cholinesterase inhibitor
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE — [pseu.do.cho.lin.es.ter.ase] n (1943): cholinesterase 2.
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ORGANOPHOSPHORUS — [or.gan.o.phos.pho.rus] also or.gan.o.phos.pho.rous adj (1950): of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic compound and esp. a pesticide (as malathion) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — [an.ti.cho.lin.es.ter.ase] n (1942): a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARATHION — an organic phosphorus compound well known as an insecticide that is extremely toxic to humans. The compound acts in mammals, …
Britannica English vocabulary

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