Meanings
plural adenosine monophosphates · abbreviation AMP
- biochemistryA nucleotide, found in all animal muscle cells, reversibly convertible to adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate.
Synonyms: adenylic acid, phosphorylated adenosine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nucleotide, found in all animal muscle cells, reversibly convertible to adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish adenosiinimonofosfaatti
- adenosiinimonofosfaattinucleotide
Greek μονοφωσφορική αδενοσίνη
- μονοφωσφορική αδενοσίνη (monofosforikí adenosíni)nucleotide
Hungarian adenozin-monofoszfát
- adenozin-monofoszfátnucleotide
Italian adenosina monofosfato
- adenosina monofosfatonucleotide
Polish adenozynomonofosforan
- adenozynomonofosforannucleotide
Swedish adenosinmonofosfat
- adenosinmonofosfatnucleotide
Cite this entry
adenosine monophosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosine%20monophosphate
“adenosine monophosphate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosine%20monophosphate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenosine monophosphate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosine%20monophosphate.
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