Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deoxyribose

1 sense of deoxyribose

Sense 1
deoxyribose -- (a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids)
       => carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar -- (an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain)