anticholinesterase

n.
A substance that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.

(an′tīkō′lines′tərās)
n

A drug or chemical that inhibits or inactivates the enzyme cholinesterase, resulting in the actions produced by the accumulation of acetylcholine at cholinergic sites.

(ăn'tē-kō'lə-nĕs'tə-rās', -rāz', ăn'tī-)
n.

A substance that inhibits the activity of cholinesterases, including acetylcholinesterase.

A drug that inhibits the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, thereby potentiating the action of acetylcholine at postsynaptic membrane receptors in the parasympathetic nervous system.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect

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