adenylic acid

noun

ad·​e·​nyl·​ic acid ˈa-də-ˌni-lik- 

: a nucleotide C₁₀H₁₄N₅O₇P composed of adenosine and one phosphate group that is reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP in metabolic reactions : amp

Word History

Etymology

adenyl "a univalent radical C₅H₄N₅ derived from adenine" (borrowed from German Adenyl, from Adenin adenine + -yl -yl) + -ic entry 1 (as translation of German Adenylsäure)

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adenylic acid

• antacid
• placid

Medical Definition

adenylic acid

noun

ad·​e·​nyl·​ic acid ˌad-ᵊn-ˌil-ik- 

: amp