'C5H10O4' definitions:

Definition of 'C5H10O4'

From: GCIDE

deoxyribose \deoxyribose\ n. a pentose (C5H10O4) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic acids, the deoxyribose is D-2-deoxyribose, in which the hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is replaced by hydrogen. [PJC]