NOUN | substance | adenosine | (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids |
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Sounds | ahdeh'nahsiy.n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP. | |
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Category | biochemistry | The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms |
Broader | nucleoside | A glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid |
Spanish | adenosina | |
Catalan | adenosina |
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