deoxyribose
English
noun
Definitions
- (carbohydrate) 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English ribose.
Origin
English
ribose
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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deoxyribonucleate English
- deoxyribonucleic English
- deoxyribosyl English
- deoxyribosyltransferase English
- desoxyribose English
- nucleic English
- phosphoribose English
- riboflavin English
- ribonucleic English
- ribose English
- ribosyl English
- trideoxyribose English
- Ribose German