/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 ]
/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 . 2012