deoxyribose
nounEtymology From deoxy- + ribose.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.
- Derived terms
- deoxyribonucleic, deoxyribose nucleic acid, deoxyribosyl, trideoxyribose