ATP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ATP mean? • ATP (noun)
The noun ATP has 1 sense:
1. a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
Familiarity information: ATP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ATP (noun)
Meaning:
A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
adenosine triphosphate; ATP
Hypernyms ("ATP" is a kind of...):
nucleotide (a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA))
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