Dictionary.com

adenosine monophosphate

[ mon-uh-fos-feyt ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈfɒs feɪt /
Save This Word!
noun Biochemistry.
AMP.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
cactus
wallet
goat
party
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of adenosine monophosphate

First recorded in 1945–50; mono- + phosphate

Words nearby adenosine monophosphate

adenosine 5′-triphosphate, adenosine cyclic monophosphate, adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase deficiency, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate, adenosine phosphate, adenosine triphosphatase, adenosine triphosphate, adenosis, adenotomy
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use adenosine monophosphate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈfɒsfeɪt) /
noun
another term for adenylic acid Abbreviation: AMP
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate
n.
AMP.
Cyclic AMP.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate
[ mŏn′ō-fŏs′fāt′ ]
See AMP.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
FEEDBACK