: a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups compare atp, gtp
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe reverse transcriptase enzyme in prime editors uses the same DNA building blocks, called deoxynucleotide triphosphates, that the cell naturally for its own DNA replication and repair. Sharon Begley, STAT, 6 Nov. 2019 Decades in the making Adenosine is a component of ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, which cells use for energy. Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017 First was the levels of phosphocreatine, which allows muscles to continue contracting even when adenosine triphosphate, or ATP (a key molecule in transporting chemical energy within the cell), runs out. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 24 May 2017 Decades in the makingAdenosine is a component of ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, which cells use for energy. Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1826, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate
guanosine triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate
guanosine triphosphate
Medical Definition
triphosphate
noun
tri·phos·phate (ˈ)trī-ˈfäs-ˌfāt
: a salt or acid that contains three phosphate groups see atp, gtp