Meanings
abbreviation ATP
- uncountablebiochemistryA nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognized by purinergic receptors.
Synonyms: ATP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognized by purinergic receptors.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian аденозинтрифосфат, аденозин трифосфорната киселина
- аденозинтрифосфат (adenozintrifosfat)adenosine triphosphate
- аденозин трифосфорната киселина (adenozin trifosfornata kiselina)adenosine triphosphate
Chinese Mandarin 三磷酸腺苷, 腺苷三磷酸
- 三磷酸腺苷 (sān línsuān xiàngān)adenosine triphosphate
- 腺苷三磷酸 (xiàngān sān línsuān)adenosine triphosphate
- 腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸 (xiànpiàolìng hégān sān línsuān)adenosine triphosphate
Finnish adenosiinitrifosfaatti
- adenosiinitrifosfaattiadenosine triphosphate
French adénosine triphosphate
- adénosine triphosphateadenosine triphosphate
German Adenosintriphosphat
- Adenosintriphosphatadenosine triphosphate
Hungarian adenozin-trifoszfát
- adenozin-trifoszfátadenosine triphosphate
Indonesian adenosina trifosfat
- adenosina trifosfatadenosine triphosphate
Italian adenosintrifosfato
- adenosintrifosfatoadenosine triphosphate
Japanese アデノシン三リン酸
- アデノシン三リン酸 (adenoshin sanrinsan)adenosine triphosphate
Korean 아데노신 삼인산, 아데노신삼린산
- 아데노신 삼인산 (adenosin saminsan)adenosine triphosphate
- 아데노신삼린산 (adenosinsamninsan)adenosine triphosphate
Polish adenozynotrójfosforan
- adenozynotrójfosforanadenosine triphosphate
Portuguese trifosfato de adenosina
- trifosfato de adenosinaadenosine triphosphate
Russian аденозинтрифосфа́т
- аденозинтрифосфа́т (adenozintrifosfát)adenosine triphosphate
Spanish trifosfato de adenosina, adenosín trifosfato
- trifosfato de adenosinaadenosine triphosphate
- adenosín trifosfatoadenosine triphosphate
Swedish adenosintrifosfat
- adenosintrifosfatadenosine triphosphate
Turkish adenozin trifosfat
- adenozin trifosfatadenosine triphosphate
Vietnamese ađênôzin triphotphat
- ađênôzin triphotphatadenosine triphosphate
Cite this entry
adenosine triphosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosine%20triphosphate
“adenosine triphosphate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosine%20triphosphate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenosine triphosphate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosine%20triphosphate.
Source: adenosine triphosphate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.