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ATP (ā′tē′pē′)

noun

a nucleotide, CHPON, present in, and vital to the energy processes of, all living cells
see ADP

Etymology: a(denosine) t(ri)p(hosphate)

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