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noun

adenosine

(biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

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Three example sentences with adenosine, each labelled with its topic.

  • Every cell keeps adenosine on hand as a building block, recycling it constantly rather than making it fresh.

    Science

  • Cardiologists inject adenosine to slow a racing heart for a few seconds during a diagnostic test.

    Medicine

  • Caffeine works partly by blocking the receptors that adenosine uses to tell an athlete the training is done.

    Fitness

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