CREATINE PHOSPHORIC ACID

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Meaning:

An organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction

Synonyms:

creatine phosphate; creatine phosphoric acid; phosphocreatine

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("creatine phosphoric acid" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

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