DEOXYRIBOSE


Meaning of DEOXYRIBOSE in English

/dee ok'si ruy"bohs/ , n. Biochem.

1. any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom.

2. the sugar, HOCH 2 (CHOH) 2 CH 2 CHO, obtained from DNA by hydrolysis.

[ 1930-35; DEOXY- + RIBOSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .