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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADENOS

n.A species of cotton, from Aleppo, called also marine cotton.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADENOSCLEROSIS

ADENOSCLEROSIS Ad "e *no *scle *ro "sis, n. [NL. ; adeno- + sclerosis. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: The hardening of a gland.

 

ADENOSE

ADENOSE Ad "e *nose `, a.

 

Defn: Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

adenosine

a den o sine |əˈdenəˌsēn, -sin əˈdɛnəsin | noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, one of four nucleoside units in RNA. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: blend of adenine and ribose .

 

adenosine deaminase

a den o sine de am i nase |dēˈaməˌnās, -ˌnāz əˈdɛnəsin diˈæməˌneɪs | noun Biochemistry an enzyme that catalyzes the deamination of adenosine to inosine.

 

adenosine monophosphate

a den o sine mon o phos phate |ˌmänōˈfäsˌfāt əˌdɛnoʊsin ˌmɑnoʊˈfɑsfeɪt |(abbr.: AMP ) noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to one acidic phosphate group, present in most DNA and RNA. It often exists in a cyclic form with the phosphate bonded to the nucleoside at two points.

 

adenosine triphosphate

a den o sine tri phos phate |trīˈfäsˌfāt əˌdɛnəsin traɪˈfɑsfeɪt |(abbr.: ATP ) noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue. The breakage of one phosphate linkage (to form adenosine diphosphate, ADP ) provides energy for physiological processes such as muscular contraction.

 

Oxford Dictionary

adenosine

adenosine |əˈdɛnə (ʊ )siːn | noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, present in all living tissue in combined form as nucleotides. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: blend of adenine and ribose .

 

adenosine deaminase

adenosine deaminase |diːˈamɪneɪz | noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an enzyme which catalyses the deamination of adenosine to inosine.

 

adenosine monophosphate

adenosine monophosphate (abbrev.: AMP ) noun another term for adenylic acid.

 

adenosine triphosphate

adenosine triphosphate (abbrev.: ATP ) noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue. The breakage of one phosphate linkage (to form adenosine diphosphate, ADP ) provides energy for physiological processes such as muscular contraction.

 

Duden Dictionary

adenös

ade nös Adjektiv |aden ö s |die Drüsen betreffend

 

Adenosin

Ade no sin Substantiv, Neutrum Biochemie , das |Adenos i n |organische Verbindung aus Adenin und Ribose

 

Adenosintriphosphat

Ade no sin tri phos phat Substantiv, Neutrum Biochemie , das |Adenosintr i phosphat |für den Zellstoffwechsel wichtigstes energiereiches Nukleotid Abkürzung: ATP

 

Spanish Dictionary

adenosina

adenosina nombre femenino Nucleósido de adenina y ribosa cuyos derivados fosforados desempeñan un papel importante en el metabolismo energético, en la transmisión del mensaje hormonal y en la síntesis del ácido ribonucleico .