adenosine monophosphate

/əˈdɛnoʊˌsin ˌmɑnoʊˈfɑsˌfeɪt/
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Definitions of adenosine monophosphate
  1. noun
    a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
    synonyms: AMP, adenylic acid
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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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