anticholinergic
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
Types & categories
- medication hypernym
- oxyphencyclimine hyponym
Related & opposite
- anticholinergic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticholinergic drugs
Related & opposite
- cholinergic antonym
- anticholinergic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | anticholinergic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | medication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oxyphencyclimine |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | cholinergic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | anticholinergic |