English Explanatory Dictionary

deoxyribose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.

Word forms

deoxyribose deoxyriboses desoxyribose

Etymology

From deoxy- + ribose.

Derived words

deoxyribonucleic deoxyribose nucleic acid deoxyribosyl trideoxyribose
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