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deoxy sugar
deoxy sugar[dē¦äk·sē ′shu̇g·ər] (biochemistry) A substance which has the characteristics of a sugar, but which shows a deviation from the required hydrogen-to-oxygen ratio. deoxy sugar
de·ox·y sug·ara sugar containing fewer oxygen atoms than carbon atoms and in which, consequently, one or more carbons in the molecule lack an attached hydroxyl group. Synonym(s): desoxy sugarde·ox·y su·gar (dē-oks'ē shug'ăr) A sugar containing fewer oxygen atoms than carbon atoms and in which, consequently, one or more carbons in the molecule lack an attached hydroxyl group. |