deoxyribose

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish ribose ← Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? →
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Meanings

noundeoxyribose (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyriboses)

plural deoxyriboses · alternative desoxyribose

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  9. Englishoxy-
  10. Englishdeoxy-
  11. Englishribose
  12. Englishdeoxyribose

From deoxy- + ribose.

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Translations

Afrikaans deoksiribose
  • deoksiribosederivative of ribose
Catalan desoxiribosa
  • desoxiribosaderivative of ribose
Chinese Cantonese 脫氧核糖 /脱氧核糖, 去氧核糖
  • 脫氧核糖 /脱氧核糖 (tyut³ joeng⁵ hat⁶ tong⁴)derivative of ribose
  • 去氧核糖 (heoi³ joeng⁵ hat⁶ tong⁴)derivative of ribose
Chinese Mandarin 脫氧核糖 /脱氧核糖, 去氧核糖
  • 脫氧核糖 /脱氧核糖 (tuōyǎng hétáng)derivative of ribose
  • 去氧核糖 (qùyǎng hétáng)derivative of ribose
Danish deoxyribose
  • deoxyribosederivative of ribose
Dutch deoxyribose
  • deoxyribosederivative of ribose
French désoxyribose
  • désoxyribosederivative of ribose
German Desoxyribose
  • Desoxyribosederivative of ribose
Italian deossiribosio
  • deossiribosioderivative of ribose
Japanese デオキシリボース
  • デオキシリボース (deokishiribōsu)derivative of ribose
Polish deoksyryboza, dezoksyryboza
  • deoksyrybozaderivative of ribose
  • dezoksyrybozaderivative of ribose
Portuguese desoxirribose
  • desoxirribosederivative of ribose
Romanian dezoxiriboză
  • dezoxiribozăderivative of ribose
Russian дезоксирибоза
  • дезоксирибоза (dezoksiriboza)derivative of ribose
Spanish desoxirribosa
  • desoxirribosaderivative of ribose
Swedish deoxiribos
  • deoxiribosderivative of ribose
Cite this entry
APA

deoxyribose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyribose

MLA

“deoxyribose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyribose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxyribose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyribose.

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