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Definition of Deoxy sugar
1. Noun. (chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom ¹
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Medical Definition of Deoxy sugar
1. A sugar containing fewer oxygen atoms than carbon atoms and in which, consequently, one or more carbons in the molecule lack an attached hydroxyl group. Synonym: desoxy sugar. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deoxy Sugar
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