Bisa ga ƙamus, ma'anar "adenosine diphosphate" (ADP) ita ce kamar haka:Adenosine Diphosphate (suna): Wani fili wanda ya ƙunshi adenosine (wani nucleoside wanda ya ƙunshi adenine da ribose) da kuma ƙungiyoyin phosphate guda biyu, waɗanda aka fi sani da ADP. Yana da mahimmancin kwayoyin halitta da ke cikin metabolism na makamashin salula kuma an canza shi zuwa ATP (adenosine triphosphate) ta hanyar ƙari na ƙungiyar phosphate a lokacin numfashi na salula. Ana amfani da ADP azaman mafari don haɗin ATP kuma yana aiki azaman tushen kuzari ga hanyoyin tafiyar da rayuwa daban-daban a cikin halittu masu rai. hanyoyin nazarin halittu."