Anticholinesterase

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  • noun. A substance that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
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  • noun. Any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
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  • noun. a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
    • Word Usage
    "Whereas the anticholinesterase compounds, which have high acute toxicity (and hence are highly hazardous to the applicator), are readily and rapidly degraded in nature, the halogenated hydrocarbons are not."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    medicament  medication  medicinal drug  medicine  
    Hyponym
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    neostigmine  prostigmin  
    Same Context
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    chemotherapeutic  cyclosarin  fire-extinguishing  meso-  nitroso-  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acetylcholinesterase inhibitor  
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