deoxy sugar

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

deoxy sugar (plural deoxy sugars)

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

Derived terms[edit]

deoxy sugar alcohol

See also[edit]

deoxyribose

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