Deoxyribose

Origin

- + ribose

Full definition of deoxyribose

Noun

1. (carbohydrate) 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.

Alternative forms

• desoxyribose