adenosintrifosfato

Italian

Etymology

From adenosina (“adenosine”) +‎ trifosfato (“triphosphate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.de.noˌzin.tri.foˈsfa.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: a‧de‧no‧sin‧tri‧fo‧sfà‧to

Noun

adenosintrifosfato m (plural adenosintrifosfati)

  1. (biochemistry) adenosine triphosphate (a nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognised by purinergic receptors)

References
  1. adenosintrifosfato in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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