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adenosine

ade·no·sine

UK/əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/ US/əˈdɛnəˌsin/ uncommon

noun

1.

(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

Origin

From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) + -ine.

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