dideoxy
English
Etymology
From
di-
+
deoxy-
.
Adjective
dideoxy
(
not comparable
)
(
organic chemistry
,
of a sugar
)
Lacking two
hydroxyl
groups.
Derived terms
ddNTP
didanosine
dideoxycytidine
dideoxyhexose
dideoxyinosine
dideoxynucleotide
dideoxyribonucleoside
dideoxyribonucleotide
dideoxysugar