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Deoxyribose

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Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids wordnet

Etymology

From deoxy- + ribose.

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