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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
deoxyribose \deoxyribose\ n. a pentose ({C5H10O4}) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic acids, the deoxyribose is {D-2-deoxyribose}, in which the hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is replaced by hydrogen. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deoxyribose
noun: a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
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