adenosine
/əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/US/əˈdɛnəˌsin/
adenosine noun: a nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
Noun
adenosine (plural adenosines)
- A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
- Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 82
- Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 27
adenosine meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Persian
adenosine in Tamil
- திசுச்சுரயயீறை, சுரயயீறை
adenosine in Malay
- nucleoside
- adenosina
adenosine in Indonesian
- nucleoside
- adenosina
adenosine in Persian
- nucleoside
- آدنوزین
More languagesFewer languages
- adenosine in Vietnamese
- ađênôzin
Examples of adenosine in a sentence
- Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Hyperion:
- Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however.2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms of adenosine
| plural | adenosines |
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Origin of adenosine
From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) + -ine.
Words formed from adenosine
- adefovir
- adenoside
- adenosine diphosphate
- adenosine monophosphate
- adenosine phosphate
- adenosinergic
- adenosine triphosphate
- adenosinic
- adenosyl
- aminoadenosine
- chloroadenosine
- cyclohexyladenosine
- deoxyadenosine
- desoxyadenosine
- diadenosine
- dideoxyadenosine
- methyladenosine
- oligoadenosine
- phenylisopropyladenosine
- phosphoribosyladenosine
- phosphorylated adenosine
- polyadenosine
- thioadenosine
Phrases with adenosine
Questions about adenosine
- What does adenosine mean?
- Adenosine means a nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
- What is adenosine in Tamil?
- Adenosine in Tamil is திசுச்சுரயயீறை, சுரயயீறை. See Adenosine meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use adenosine in a sentence?
- Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly.
- What part of speech is adenosine?
- Adenosine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce adenosine?
- Adenosine is pronounced /əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of adenosine?
- The plural of adenosine is adenosines.
Words near adenosine in the dictionary
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