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deoxyribosyl

deoxyribosyl noun: a univalent radical derived from deoxyribose.

Noun

deoxyribosyl (plural deoxyribosyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from deoxyribose

Forms of deoxyribosyl

pluraldeoxyribosyls

Origin of deoxyribosyl

From deoxyribose + -yl.

Words formed from deoxyribosyl

Questions about deoxyribosyl

What does deoxyribosyl mean?
Deoxyribosyl means a univalent radical derived from deoxyribose.
What part of speech is deoxyribosyl?
Deoxyribosyl is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxyribosyl?
The plural of deoxyribosyl is deoxyribosyls.

Words near deoxyribosyl in the dictionary

  1. deoxyribose nucleic acid
  2. deoxyribose nucleic acids
  3. deoxyriboses
  4. deoxyriboside
  5. deoxyribosides
  6. deoxyribosyl
  7. deoxyribosyls
  8. deoxyribosylthymine
  9. deoxyribosyltransferase
  10. deoxyribosyltransferases
  11. deoxyribothymidine

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