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Definition of Deoxyribose
1. Noun. A sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids.
Definition of Deoxyribose
1. Noun. (carbohydrates) 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. ¹
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Definition of Deoxyribose
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Medical Definition of Deoxyribose
1. 2 deoxy D ribose, the sugar that when linked by 3_ 5_ phosphodiester bonds forms the backbone of DNA. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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