viie süsiniku aatomiga suhkur (pentoos), mis on DNA nukleotiidi koostisosa
any of several sugars C?H??O? having one of the alcoholic hydroxyl groups of ribose replaced by hydrogen; esp: a sugar H0CH2 (CH0H)2 CH2CH0 that is a constituent of nucleic acids, C?H??O?, pentoos, mille molekulis teise süsinikuaatomi juures ei ole hapnikuaatomit. Desoksüriboos on vees lahustuv magusa maitsega kristalne aine, desoksüribonukleiinhappe (DNA) koostisosa.
deoxyribose . EKI terminibaas Esterm. Институт эстонского языка, Сынавееб 2026. https://sonaveeb.ee/search/unif//esterm/deoxyribose/1/eng (01.07.2026)