adenosine diphosphate

Definitions of adenosine diphosphate
  1. noun
    an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
    synonyms: ADP
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    type of:
    base, nucleotide
    a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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