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CREATINE PHOSPHATE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
Synonyms:
creatine phosphate; creatine phosphoric acid; phosphocreatine
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Hypernyms ("creatine phosphate" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
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