Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acetylcholinergic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acetyl-cholin-er-gic
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the neurotransmissive action of acetylcholine in metabolism

Example Sentences

"To elucidate the molecular basis of the acetylcholinergic signaling system, we identified acetylcholine-related genes involved in biosynthesis, signal transduction, and reuptake in C. suppressalis central nervous system transcriptome."

Etymology

From acetylcholine + -ergic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: acetylcholine

Questions

What does acetylcholinergic mean?: Relating to the neurotransmissive action of acetylcholine in metabolism
Where does acetylcholinergic come from?: From acetylcholine + -ergic.

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