dideoxy en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English di- 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 dideoxy From di- + deoxy-.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a sugar) Lacking two hydroxyl groups.
Deriveds
dideoxyribonucleoside · dideoxycytidine · dideoxyhexose · ddNTP · dideoxynucleotide · dideoxyinosine · dideoxysugar · dideoxyribonucleotide · didanosine