ADENYLIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP

Synonyms:

adenosine monophosphate; adenylic acid; AMP

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("adenylic acid" is a kind of...):

base; nucleotide (a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA))

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