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adenylic acid

[ ad-n-il-ik, ad- ]
/ ˈæd nˈɪl ɪk, ˌæd- /

noun

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Nearby words

adenovirus, adenyl, adenylate, adenylate cyclase, adenylate kinase, adenylic acid, adeodatus i, adeodatus ii, adephagia, adept, adeptly

Origin of adenylic acid

First recorded in 1890–95; aden(ine) + -yl + -ic
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British Dictionary definitions for adenylic acid

adenylic acid

/ (ˌædəˈnɪlɪk) /

noun

a nucleotide consisting of adenine, ribose or deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA or RNAAlso called: adenosine monophosphate
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

Medicine definitions for adenylic acid

adenylic acid

[ ăd′n-ĭl′ĭk ]

n.

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