English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudocholinesterase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.

Word forms

pseudocholinesterase pseudocholinesterases

Etymology

From pseudo- + cholinesterase.

Synonyms

acylcholine acylhydrolase butyrylcholinesterase plasma cholinesterase
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