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adenosine triphosphate

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adenosine triphosphate
n.
ATP.
adenosine triphosphate
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the full name of ATP
adenosine triphosphate  (tr-fsft)
See ATP.
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Noun1.adenosine triphosphate - a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
ATP
nucleotide, base - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)


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