amp

Noun
  1. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (synset 113658855)
    "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
    hypernym: current unit - a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time
    part holonym: ma, milliampere - one thousandth of an ampere
    part meronym: abamp, abampere - a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
    synonym: a, ampere
  2. A nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism;
    Reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP (synset 114731871)
    hypernym: base, nucleotide - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
    synonym: adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid

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