deoxyribose
noun
de·oxy·ri·bose (ˌ)dē-ˌäk-si-ˈrī-ˌbōs 
-ˌbōz
: a pentose sugar C5H10O4 that is a structural element of DNA
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And their discovery of much more ribose than of any deoxyribose (the D in DNA) points to the theory that RNA is in fact the ancestor of DNA. 
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Nov. 2019
Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Nov. 2019 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
deoxyribose
noun
de·oxy·ri·bose (ˌ)dē-ˌäk-si-ˈrī-ˌbōs, -ˌbōz
variants also desoxyribose
ˌdes-
: a pentose sugar C5H10O4 that is a structural element of DNA
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