deoxyribose

English Thesaurus

1. a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar,
definition	:	an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain (noun.substance)