deoxyribose en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English ribose English deoxyribose From deoxy- + ribose.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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 constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| desoxyribose | alternative | lexicographic | |
| deoxyriboses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trideoxyribose · deoxyribonucleic · deoxyribose nucleic acid · deoxyribosyl
Translations (20)
yue 去氧核糖 (derivative of ribose) · ca desoxiribosa (derivative of ribose) · cmn 去氧核糖 (derivative of ribose) · fr désoxyribose (derivative of ribose) · es desoxirribosa (derivative of ribose) · yue 脫氧核糖 /脱氧核糖 (derivative of ribose) · kmr rîboza kêmoksîjen (derivative of ribose) · pt desoxirribose (derivative of ribose) · af deoksiribose (derivative of ribose) · pl dezoksyryboza (derivative of ribose) · da deoxyribose (derivative of ribose) · sv deoxiribos (derivative of ribose) · pl deoksyryboza (derivative of ribose) · ro dezoxiriboză (derivative of ribose) · cmn 脫氧核糖 /脱氧核糖 (derivative of ribose) · nl deoxyribose (derivative of ribose) · it deossiribosio (derivative of ribose) · de Desoxyribose (derivative of ribose) · ru дезоксирибоза (derivative of ribose) · ja デオキシリボース (derivative of ribose)