adenosine diphosphate

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adenosine diphosphate

ADP.

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adenosine diphosphate

(Chemistry) the full name of ADP

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ADP

1. adenosine diphosphate: a nucleotide that functions in the transfer of energy during the catabolism of glucose, formed by the removal of a phosphate from adenosine triphosphate and composed of adenine, ribose, and two phosphate groups. Compare ATP.

2. automatic data processing.

[1940–45]

adenosine di·phos·phate

(dī-fŏs′fāt′)

See ADP.

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Noun

adenosine diphosphate - an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage

ADP

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

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