dideoxyribonucleoside

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What does dideoxyribonucleoside mean?

A deoxyribonucleoside in which an additional hydroxyl group has been replaced by a hydrogen

Where does dideoxyribonucleoside come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English deoxy- English ribonucleoside English dideoxyribonucleoside From di- + deoxy- + ribonucleoside.

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