A deoxypentose, 2-deoxy-d-ribose being the most common example, occurring in DNA and responsible for its name.
- d. phosphate deoxyribonucleotide.
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de·oxy·ri·bose (.)dē-.äk-si-'rī-.bōs, -.bōz also des·oxy·ri·bose .des- n a pentose sugar C5H10O4 that is a structural element of DNA
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de·oxy·ri·bose (de-ok″se-riґbōs) a deoxypentose found in deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), deoxyribonucleotides, and deoxyribonucleosides.Medical dictionary. 2011.