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a prefix used in naming chemical compounds, to designate a compound containing one less atom of oxygen than the reference substance. For words beginning thus see also those beginning desoxy-.Medical dictionary. 2011.
deoxy- — also desoxy , prefix used to form chemical names for compounds which contain less oxygen than other compounds, from DE (Cf. de ) + first two syllables of OXYGEN (Cf. oxygen) … Etymology dictionary
deoxy- — [dē äks′ī, dē äks′ə] combining form containing less oxygen than its parent compound [deoxyribonucleic acid] … English World dictionary
deoxy — also desoxy adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1931 containing less oxygen in the molecule than the compound from which it is derived < deoxy sugars > usually used in combination < deoxyribonucleic acid > … New Collegiate Dictionary
deoxy — de·oxy (.)dē äk sē also des·oxy (.)des adj containing less oxygen per molecule than the compound from which it is derived <deoxy sugars> usu. used in combination <deoxyribonucleic acid> <desoxycorticosterone> … Medical dictionary
deoxy- — deoksi statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Dėmuo, reiškiantis HO– grupės pakeitimą vandeniliu. atitikmenys: angl. deoxy rus. дезокси ; деокси ryšiai: sinonimas – dezoksi … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Deoxy sugar — Comparison of the chemical structures of ribose (top) and deoxyribose (bottom) … Wikipedia
(deoxy)adenylate kinase — In enzymology, a (deoxy)adenylate kinase (EC number|2.7.4.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + dAMP ightleftharpoons ADP + dADPThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and dAMP, whereas its two products are ADP and… … Wikipedia
(deoxy)nucleoside-phosphate kinase — In enzymology, a (deoxy)nucleoside phosphate kinase (EC number|2.7.4.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + deoxynucleoside phosphate ightleftharpoons ADP + deoxynucleoside diphosphateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme… … Wikipedia
deoxy- — a combining form meaning deoxygenated, used in the formation of compound words: deoxyribose. Also, desoxy . * * * … Universalium
deoxy — adjective Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom … Wiktionary
