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English noun: amp

1. amp (quantity) the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites


SamplesA typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps.


SynonymsA, ampere


Broader (hypernym)current unit


Part holonymmA, milliampere


Part meronymabamp, abampere

2. AMP (substance) a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP


Synonymsadenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid


Broader (hypernym)base, nucleotide









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