Definition of Anticholinesterase

1. Noun. A medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect.

Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Neostigmine, Prostigmin

Definition of Anticholinesterase

1. Noun. Any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Anticholinesterase

1. An agent, such as nerve gas, that blocks nerve impulses by inhibiting the activity of the enzyme cholinesterase. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anticholinesterase

antichav
antichild
antichip
antichlor
antichlors
antichoice
antichoicer
antichoicers
anticholagogue
anticholesteraemic agents
anticholesterol
anticholinergenic
anticholinergic
anticholinergic drug
anticholinergics
anticholinesterase (current term)
anticholinesterases
antichristian
antichristianly
antichristians
antichrists
antichromatin
antichronical
antichronism
antichronisms
antichurch
anticigarette
anticipable
anticipant
anticipants

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