1. (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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adenosine
n 1: (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