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bu·tyr·yl·cho·lin·es·ter·ase | \ ˌbyü-tə-rəl-ˌkō-lə-ˈne-stə-ˌrās 
, -ˌrāz \
, -ˌrāz \Definition of butyrylcholinesterase
: an enzyme related to acetylcholinesterase that has a soluble form occurring chiefly in blood plasma and promoting the hydrolysis of choline esters
— called also cholinesterase, pseudocholinesterase
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butyrylcholinesterase
nounbu·tyr·yl·cho·lin·es·ter·ase | \ ˌbyüt-ə-rəl-ˌkō-lə-ˈnes-tə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz \
\Medical Definition of butyrylcholinesterase
: an enzyme related to acetylcholinesterase that has a soluble form occurring chiefly in blood plasma and promoting the hydrolysis of choline esters
— called also cholinesterase, pseudocholinesterase
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