Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter
  1. Word Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. New Words & Slang
  4. Video
 

AMP

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. AMP (noun)
  2. 1) amp (noun)
  3. 2) amp (verb)
  4. amp hr (abbreviation)
  5. cyclic AMP (noun)

AMP

noun \ˌā-ˌem-ˈpē\

Definition of AMP

: a nucleotide C10H12N5O3H2PO4 composed of adenosine and one phosphate group that is reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP in metabolic reactions —called also adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid — compare cyclic amp

Origin of AMP

adenosine monophosphate
First Known Use: 1951

Other Biochemistry Terms

bile, biodegradable, capsaicin, keratin, metabolism

Learn More About AMP

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: ampalaya
Previous Word in the Dictionary: amp (verb)
All Words Near: AMP

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up AMP? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).