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
- Any agent that inhibits the activity of...
Ancestry of “anticholinesterase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cholinesterase | An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of... |
| 2 | English | esterase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an... |
| 3 | English | ester | A compound most often formed by the condensation... |
| 4 | German | Ester | ester |
| 5 | Latin | Esthēr | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἐσθήρ | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | אֶסְתֵּר | — |