
| 1. | Also called adenosine diphosphate, adenosinediphosphoric acid. Biochemistry. an ester of adenosine and pyrophosphoric acid, C10H12N5O3H3P2O7, derived from ATP, and serving to transfer energy during glycolysis. |
| 2. | automatic data processing: the processing of data by computers or related devices, using techniques that reduce human intervention to a minimum. |
| adenosine diphosphate n. ADP. |
adenosine diphosphate n.
ADP.
ADP 1 (ā'dē'pē')
n.
Adenosine diphosphate; an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for the storage of energy.