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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.
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Origin:
1940–45
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ADP 1   (ā'dē'pē')   
n.  A nucleotide, C10H15N5O10P2, composed of adenosine and two linked phosphate groups, that is converted to ATP for the storage of energy.

[a(denosine) d(i)p(hosphate).]
ADP 2  
abbr.  automatic data processing
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In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Androrean Peseta.

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Main Entry: ADP
Pronunciation: "A-"dE-'pE, A-'dE-"pE
Function: noun
: an ester of adenosine that is reversibly converted to ATP for the storing of energy bythe addition of a high-energy phosphate group called also adenosine diphosphate
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ADP 1 (ā'dē'pē')
n.
Adenosine diphosphate; an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for the storage of energy.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ADP

  1. adenosine diphosphate

  2. automatic data processing

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