amp: Meaning and Definition of

amp

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

amp

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

amp

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

AMP

Pronunciation: [key]
— Biochem. Biochem.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleotide, CHNOHPO, obtained by the partial hydrolysis of ATP or of ribonucleic acid, yielding on hydrolysis adenine, ribose, and orthophosphoric acid. Also called

amp.

Pronunciation: [key]
— Elect. Elect.
  1. amperage.
  2. ampere; amperes.
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