Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butyrylthiocholine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bu-tyrylth-io-choline
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The butyryl derivative of the thiocholine cation; its iodide is used for the determination of plasma cholinesterase variants

Example Sentences

"AChE (EC 3.1.1.7) and BuChE (EC 3.1.1.8) from bovine erythrocytes, acetylthiocholine iodide (ATChI), butyrylthiocholine iodide, 5:5-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB), and sodium bicarbonate were purchased from Sigma, UK."

Etymology

From butyryl + thiocholine.

Inflected Forms

butyrylthiocholines (plural)

Questions

What does butyrylthiocholine mean?: The butyryl derivative of the thiocholine cation; its iodide is used for the determination of plasma cholinesterase variants
Where does butyrylthiocholine come from?: From butyryl + thiocholine.

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