English Explanatory Dictionary

adenosine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adenosine.wav /əˈdɛnəˌsin/ /əˈdɛnəsən/ /əˈdinəˌsin/

Word forms

adenosine adenosines

Etymology

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

Related words

adenylate adenylic acid

Derived words

adefovir adenoside adenosine diphosphate adenosine monophosphate adenosine phosphate adenosinergic adenosine triphosphate adenosinic adenosyl aminoadenosine chloroadenosine cyclohexyladenosine deoxyadenosine desoxyadenosine diadenosine dideoxyadenosine methyladenosine oligoadenosine phenylisopropyladenosine phosphoribosyladenosine phosphorylated adenosine polyadenosine thioadenosine
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