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amp
1[ amp ]
amp
2[ amp ]
noun
verb (used with object)
- to excite or energize (usually followed by up ):
We were so amped up for the game that we forgot to eat.
amp
3[ amp ]
noun
, Slang.
AMP
4abbreviation for
, Biochemistry.
- a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleotide, C 10 H 12 N 5 O 3 H 2 PO 4 , obtained by the partial hydrolysis of ATP or of ribonucleic acid, yielding on hydrolysis adenine, ribose, and orthophosphoric acid.
amp.
5abbreviation for
, Electricity.
- amperage.
- ampere; amperes.
amp.
1abbreviation for
- ampere
AMP
2abbreviation for
- adenosine monophosphate
- Australian Mutual Provident Society
amp
3/ æmp /
noun
- an ampere
- informal.an amplifier
verb
- informal.to excite or become excited
AMP
/ ā′ĕm-pē′ /
- Short for adenosine monophosphate. An organic compound that is composed of adenosine and one phosphate group. It is one of the nucleotides present in DNA and RNA, and is also the fundamental component of ATP and ADP. During certain cellular metabolic processes, AMP forms from ADP when the latter loses a phosphate group, and AMP forms ADP by acquiring a phosphate group. Chemical formula: C 10 H 14 N 5 O 7 P.
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Notes
A typical household's electrical supply includes a total of 120 to 200 amps; a typical house circuit carries 15 to 50 amps.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amp1
First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening
Origin of amp2
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
Origin of amp3
First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening
Origin of amp4
First recorded in 1950–55; a(denosine) m(ono-)p(hosphate)
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