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- noun organic chemistry A
nucleotide found inRNA . It is anester ofphosphoric acid with thenucleoside adenosine . It consists of aphosphate group , apentose sugar ribose , and thenucleobase adenine .
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- noun a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[aden(ine) + –yl + –ic + acid.]
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