ALL meanings of deoxyribose
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D d - noun deoxyribose a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA. Formula: C5H10O4 3
- noun deoxyribose the sugar component, C5H10O4, of DNA 3
- noun deoxyribose any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom. 1
- noun deoxyribose the sugar, HOCH 2 (CHOH) 2 CH 2 CHO, obtained from DNA by hydrolysis. 1
- noun deoxyribose A sugar derived from ribose by replacing a hydroxyl group with hydrogen. 1
- noun deoxyribose (biochemistry) 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 comprise the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. 0