deoxy sugar

noun

Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom

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Meanings

noundeoxy sugar (plural deoxy sugars)

plural deoxy sugars

  1. biochemistryAny compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom
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APA

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