adenosine monophosphate

[ mon-uh-fos-feyt ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈfɒs feɪt /

noun Biochemistry.

AMP.

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Origin of adenosine monophosphate

First recorded in 1945–50; mono- + phosphate

Words nearby adenosine monophosphate

adenosine arabinoside, adenosine cyclic monophosphate, adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase deficiency, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate, adenosine phosphate, adenosine triphosphatase, adenosine triphosphate, adenosis, adenotomy
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British Dictionary definitions for adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈfɒsfeɪt) /

noun

another term for adenylic acid Abbreviation: AMP
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Medical definitions for adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate

n.

AMP.
Cyclic AMP.
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Scientific definitions for adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate
[ mŏn′ō-fŏs′fāt′ ]

See AMP.
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