cholinesterase

cholinesterase
/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]

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