"deoxy" meaning in English

See deoxy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /diːˈɒksi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deoxy.wav [Southern-England]
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  1. (chemistry) Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: deoxyhexose, deoxyketohexose, deoxynucleic, deoxyoligonucleotide, deoxy sugar, deoxysugar, dideoxy, doxenitoin, fluorodeoxyglucose, ribodeoxyvirus
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