thiocholine

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English

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Etymology

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From thio- +‎ choline.

Noun

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thiocholine (countable and uncountable, plural thiocholines)

  1. (biochemistry) A mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2SH; it is used as a reagent for the determination of cholinesterases

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