(organic chemistry, of a sugar) Lacking two hydroxyl groups.

(biochemistry) Any deoxysugar having two deoxy- groups

plural of dideoxysugar

A deoxyribonucleoside in which an additional hydroxyl group has been replaced by a hydrogen

plural of dideoxyribonucleoside

(biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group / (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides

plural of dideoxynucleotide

(pharmacology) Alternative form of didanosine.

(pharmacology) Alternative form of zalcitabine.

(biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of dideoxyribose and thymine