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ATP: Adenosine triphosphate. An energy storage molecule.

ATP Champions Race: The atp points ranking system which starts at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year mirrors the atp entry system ranking. The top eight players at the end of the year qualify . . . View Full Definition

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP): A common form in which energy is stored in living systems; consists of a nucleotide (with ribose sugar) with three phosphate groups. The energy coin of the cell.

Floatplane: A water-based aircraft with one or more mounted pontoons, as differentiated from a hulled SEAPLANE [Flying Boat], but often used generically.

Satp: Used to describe a substance at standard pressure and a temperature of 25°C (298.15 K).

Entry System: The ranking system used by the atp and wta tours which is so named because it determines whether a player has a sufficiently high ranking to gain direct acceptance (not as a qualifier or wil . . . View Full Definition

Code Violation: On the atp tour and on the wta tour, occurs when a player commits a violation such as voicing an obscenity or hitting a ball into the stands (not during the point). The first violation resul . . . View Full Definition

Challenger: Has synonym G-2963. Seedless tablegrape variety with unknown parentage released by the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in 1983. Fruit ripens as medium size, loose clusters of orange- . . . View Full Definition

Exhibition: A tournament in which players compete for the purpose of entertaining the crowd but not ranking points on the atp or wta tours. Examples include the kooyong tournament and the sampras v fede . . . View Full Definition

Sodium-Potassium Pump: The mechanism that uses ATP energy to reset the sodium and potassium ions after transmission of a nerve impulse.