| CHOLINE | • choline n. (Organic chemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−. It is an… • CHOLINE n. an alcohol found in bile. |
| CHOLINES | • cholines n. Plural of choline. • CHOLINE n. an alcohol found in bile. |
| PICHOLINE | • PICHOLINE n. a variety of olive. |
| PICHOLINES | • PICHOLINE n. a variety of olive. |
| CHOLINERGIC | • cholinergic adj. (Biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine. • cholinergic n. (Biochemistry) Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine. • CHOLINERGIC adj. acting like acetylcholine. |
| ACETYLCHOLINE | • acetylcholine n. (Biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline… • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| ACETYLCHOLINES | • acetylcholines n. Plural of acetylcholine. • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| CHOLINESTERASE | • cholinesterase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine). • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| MELANCHOLINESS | • melancholiness n. The quality of being melancholy. • MELANCHOLINESS n. the state of being melancholy. |
| PSYCHOLINGUIST | • psycholinguist n. A practitioner of psycholinguistics. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
| ANTICHOLINERGIC | • anticholinergic adj. That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. • anticholinergic n. (Medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning… • ANTICHOLINERGIC adj. blocking nerve impulses, in order to control intestinal spasms. |
| CHOLINERGICALLY | • cholinergically adv. In a cholinergic manner. • CHOLINERGIC adv. acting like acetylcholine. |
| CHOLINESTERASES | • cholinesterases n. Plural of cholinesterase. • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| PSYCHOLINGUISTS | • psycholinguists n. Plural of psycholinguist. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
| SUCCINYLCHOLINE | • succinylcholine n. (Pharmacology) US and UK form of suxamethonium. • SUCCINYLCHOLINE n. a basic compound that is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride as a muscle relaxant in surgery. |