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Definition: C5H10O4
deoxyribose
\deoxyribose\ n.
a pentose (
C5H10O4) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of
ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic
acids, the deoxyribose is
D-2-deoxyribose, in which the
hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is
replaced by hydrogen.
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