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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deoxyribose /dɪˌɒksɪˈrʌɪbəʊz, -s/

▶noun Biochemistry a sugar derived from ribose by replacement of a hydroxyl group by hydrogen.

– origin 1930s: from de- (expressing reduction) + oxy-2 + ribose.

'deoxyribose' also found in these Oxford entries:

deoxyribonucleic acid - thymidine

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