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Where does “pseudocholinesterase” come from?

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

pseudocholinesterase (English): One of the two types of cholinesterase , found...

Definitions

  1. One of the two types of cholinesterase , found...

Ancestry of “pseudocholinesterase”, 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
5LatinEsthēr—
6Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
7Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →