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amp

Pronunciation: (amp), [key]
—n. Elect.
ampere.

amp

Pronunciation: (amp), [key]
—n. Informal.
amplifier.

amp

Pronunciation: (amp), [key]
—n. Slang.
1. amputation.
2. amputee.

AMP

Biochem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleotide, C₁₀H₁₂N₅O₃H₂PO₄, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of ATP or of ribonucleic acid, yielding on hydrolysis adenine, ribose, and orthophosphoric acid. Also called adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid.