adenosine meaning

UK US /əˈdɛnəsin/ 4 syllables

adenosine (noun): (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.

Definition of adenosine

  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

    Type of: nucleoside

How to pronounce adenosine

adenosine is pronounced /əˈdɛnəsin/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AD · words ending in NE · 9-letter words

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