adenylic acid
adenylic acid noun: a nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.
Noun
adenylic acid (uncountable)
- A nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.
- Synonyms:
- adenosine monophosphate, phosphorylated adenosine
- Any phosphorylated adenosine
Synonyms of adenylic acid
Forms of adenylic acid
| alternative form | 5'-adenylic acid |
|---|
Words formed from adenylic acid
- 3'-adenylic acid
- 5'-adenylic acid
- deoxyadenylic acid
- polyadenylic acid
Questions about adenylic acid
- What does adenylic acid mean?
- Adenylic acid means a nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.
- What part of speech is adenylic acid?
- Adenylic acid is a noun.
Words near adenylic acid in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adenylic acid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “adenylic acid.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/adenylic_acid. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.