CHOLINERGIC

cholinergic

(adjective) releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cholinergic (comparative more cholinergic, superlative most cholinergic)

(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

Noun

cholinergic (plural cholinergics)

(biochemistry) Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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