adenosine

adenosine [ə den′ə sēn΄, ə den′əsin]

n.

[arbitrary blend < ADENINE + RIBOSE]

a white, odorless, crystalline powder, C₅H₄N₅·C₅H₉O₄, obtained from the hydrolysis of yeast nucleic acid: it is a nucleoside consisting of adenine and ribose: see also ADP¹, AMP, ATP