acetilcolinesterasa

Spanish

Etymology

From acetilcolina +‎ éster +‎ -asa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθetilkolinesteˈɾasa/ [a.θe.t̪il.ko.li.nes.t̪eˈɾa.sa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asetilkolinesteˈɾasa/ [a.se.t̪il.ko.li.nes.t̪eˈɾa.sa]
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)

Related terms

acetil

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