acetilcolinesterasa
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Spanish
Etymology
From acetilcolina + éster + -asa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθetilkolinesteˈɾasa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asetilkolinesteˈɾasa/
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧til‧co‧li‧nes‧te‧ra‧sa
Noun
acetilcolinesterasa f (plural acetilcolinesterasas)
- (biochemistry) acetylcholinesterase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid)