ANTICHOLINERGIC

anticholinergic

(adjective) inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site; “anticholinergic drugs”

anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug

(noun) a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anticholinergic (comparative more anticholinergic, superlative most anticholinergic)

That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site

Noun

anticholinergic (plural anticholinergics)

(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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