adenosine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈdinəˌsin/ (US)
- /əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/ (UK)
- /əˈdɛnəsən/ (US)
- /əˈdɛnəˌsin/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) + -ine.
Meanings
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A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however.
2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine.
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 82:Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.
2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 27:SAM: Readings confirmed. Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Hyperion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenosines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adenosinic · thioadenosine · aminoadenosine · dideoxyadenosine · adenoside · adenosine phosphate · adenosine monophosphate · adenosine diphosphate · phosphoribosyladenosine · phenylisopropyladenosine · adefovir · diadenosine · polyadenosine · deoxyadenosine · adenosinergic · chloroadenosine · adenosyl · oligoadenosine · desoxyadenosine · phosphorylated adenosine · cyclohexyladenosine · methyladenosine · adenosine triphosphate
Relateds
Translations (17)
sv adenosin (nucleoside) · id adenosina (nucleoside) · vi ađênôzin (nucleoside) · it adenosina (nucleoside) · pt adenosina (nucleoside) · nl adenosine (nucleoside) · fa آدنوزین (nucleoside) · ms adenosina (nucleoside) · fi adenosiini (nucleoside) · el αδενοσίνη (nucleoside) · fr adénosine (nucleoside) · de Adenosin (nucleoside) · pl adenozyna (nucleoside) · cs adenozin (nucleoside) · es adenosina (nucleoside) · cmn 腺苷 (nucleoside) · tr adenozin (nucleoside)