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deoxy

Pronunciation: /diːˈɒksi/

The English word “deoxy” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom.

Etymology

From de- + oxy.

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