English
anticholinesterase
From anti- + cholinesterase.
A compound of anti- + cholinesterase
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Today it means
noun Any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anticholinesterase