noun🔗ShareДезоксирибозаA 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."The structure of DNA includes the sugar deoxyribose, which forms the backbone of the molecule. "Структура ДНК включает сахар дезоксирибозу, который образует основу молекулы.chemistrybiochemistrybiologycompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading