acetylcholine

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Noun

acetylcholine (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.

Derived terms

• Category:English words derived from: acetylcholine
• acetylcholine receptor
• acetylcholinesterase

Translations

the neurotransmitter compound

Dutch: acetylcholine (nl) m. and f. Finnish: asetyylikoliini (fi) French: acétylcholine  (fr) f. German: Azetylcholin (de) n.

Greek: ακετυλοχολίνη (el) (aketilokholíni) f. Italian: acetilcolina (it) f. Japanese: アセチルコリン (ja) (asechirukorin) Spanish: acetilcolina (es) f.