butyrylcholine

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Etymology

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From butyryl +‎ choline.

Noun

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butyrylcholine (uncountable)

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  1. A synthetic acetylcholine-like molecule, with activation of some of the same receptors, which is hydrolysed by acetylcholinesterase and (more efficiently) by butyrylcholinesterase.