acetylcholine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˌsitəlˈkoʊlin/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
Acetylcholine build-up in the body can be toxic.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acetylcholines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acetylcholinergic · acetylcholine receptor · nicotinic acetylcholine receptor · acetylcholinesterase · acetylcholinic · acetylcholine chloride
Translations (24)
ja アセチルコリン (the neurotransmitter compound) · el ακετυλοχολίνη (the neurotransmitter compound) · fi asetyylikoliini (the neurotransmitter compound) · hu acetilkolin (the neurotransmitter compound) · eo acetilkolino (the neurotransmitter compound) · es acetilcolina (the neurotransmitter compound) · it acetilcolina (the neurotransmitter compound) · id asetilkolina (the neurotransmitter compound) · de Azetylcholin (the neurotransmitter compound) · eo acetilĥolino (the neurotransmitter compound) · bg ацетилхолин (the neurotransmitter compound) · mg asetilkôlinina (the neurotransmitter compound) · uk ацетилхолі́н (the neurotransmitter compound) · cs acetylcholin (the neurotransmitter compound) · sv acetylkolin (the neurotransmitter compound) · nl acetylcholine (the neurotransmitter compound) · gl acetilcolina (the neurotransmitter compound) · pl acetylocholina (the neurotransmitter compound) · fr acétylcholine (the neurotransmitter compound) · pt acetilcolina (the neurotransmitter compound) · ar أَسِيتِيل كُولِين (the neurotransmitter compound) · ru ацетилхолин (the neurotransmitter compound) · cmn 乙酰膽鹼 /乙酰胆碱 (the neurotransmitter compound) · fa استیلکولین (the neurotransmitter compound)