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Adenosine

Noun CEFR B2
əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españoladenosina
Françaisadénosine
DeutschAdenosin
12 more languages
Češtinaadenozin
Ελληνικάαδενοσίνη
Bahasa Indonesiaadenosina
Italianoadenosina
Nederlandsadenosine
Polskiadenozyna
Portuguêsadenosina
Türkçeadenozin
Українськааденозин
Tiếng Việtađênôzin

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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