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adenosine definition

adeno·sine (ə den′ə sēn′, -sin)

noun

a white, odorless, crystalline powder, CHN·CHO, obtained from the hydrolysis of yeast nucleic acid: it is a nucleoside consisting of adenine and ribose

Etymology: arbitrary blend < adenine + ribose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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