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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.

amp.



Elect.
1. amperage.
2. ampere; amperes.

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