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a⋅den⋅o⋅sine

   [uh-den-uh-seen, -sin]
–noun
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, of adenine and ribose.
Origin:
1905–10; < G Adenosin, b. Adenin adenine and Ribose ribose
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a·den·o·sine     (ə-děn'ə-sēn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A nucleoside, C10H13N5O4, composed of adenine linked to ribose, that is a structural component of nucleic acids and the major molecular component of ADP, AMP, and ATP.

[Blend of adenine and ribose.]
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adenosine

noun
(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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adenosine   (ə-děn'ə-sēn')  Pronunciation Key 
A compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose. Adenosine is one of the nucleotides in DNA and is also a component of ADP, AMP, and ATP. Chemical formula: C10H13N5O4.

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adenosine a·den·o·sine (ə-děn'ə-sēn')
n.
A nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids and the major molecular component of ADP, AMP, and ATP.

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Main Entry: aden·o·sine
Pronunciation: &-'den-&-"sEn, -s&n
Function: noun
: a nucleosideC10H13N5O4 that is a constituent of RNA yielding adenine and ribose on hydrolysis

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