Where does “anticholinesterase” come from?

anticholinesterase (English) comes from English cholinesterase, from English esterase, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

anticholinesterase (English): Any agent that inhibits the activity of...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “anticholinesterase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcholinesteraseAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
2EnglishesteraseAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an...
3EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
4GermanEsterester
5LatinEsthērEsther
6Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
7Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ →Every word from Latin Esthēr →
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