deoxy
About 0.19 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom.
Similar words
ribose hb dehydronated dihydroxy deuterated dihydroxylated secondary perhydro halogenated hydroxy
Often followed by
form sugars and glucose hb hemoglobin sugar state conformation derivative
Word family
desoxy
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