acetylcholinesterase

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Etymology

From acetylcholine +‎ esterase.

Noun

acetylcholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural acetylcholinesterases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.

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