Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adenosine

/əˈdɛnəˌsin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: adeno-sine
IPA: /əˈdɛnəˌsin/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.

Example Sentences

"Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine."
"Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning."
"SAM: Readings confirmed. Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly."
"Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however."

Etymology

From German Adenosin, corresponding to aden(ine) + (rib)os(e) + -ine.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Adenosin
Suffix: ine

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈdɛnəˌsin/
British English: /əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/

Inflected Forms

adenosines (plural)

Derived Forms

adefovir adenoside adenosinergic adenosinic adenosyl aminoadenosine chloroadenosine cyclohexyladenosine deoxyadenosine desoxyadenosine diadenosine dideoxyadenosine

Phrases

adenosine diphosphate adenosine monophosphate adenosine phosphate adenosine triphosphate phosphorylated adenosine adenylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

adenylate adenylic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce adenosine?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɛnəˌsin/.
What does adenosine mean?: A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
Where does adenosine come from?: It is traced to German.

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