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Adenosine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, composed of adenine linked to ribose, that is a structural component of nucleic acids and the major molecular component of ADP, AMP, and ATP.

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n. A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.

n. An instance of adenosine.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

Word Usage

""Bubble boy" disease: severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) due to a lack of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase."

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nucleoside

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