anticholinesterase

noun

an·​ti·​cho·​lin·​es·​ter·​ase ˌan-tē-ˌkō-lə-ˈne-stə-ˌrās 

-ˌrāz,

ˌan-tī- 

: a substance (such as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

anticholinesterase

noun

an·​ti·​cho·​lin·​es·​ter·​ase -ˈnes-tə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz 

: any substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it