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
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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
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