deoxyribose vs sugar

sugar vs deoxyribose

deoxyribose and sugar both are nouns.

deoxyribose is not a verb while sugar is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deoxyribose	Yes	No	No	No
sugar	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sugar is a hypernym of deoxyribose; that is, sugar is a word with a broader meaning than deoxyribose:

deoxyribose: a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
sugar: 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

Other hypernyms of deoxyribose include carbohydrate, saccharide.

deoxyribose (noun)	sugar (noun)
a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids	a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
	informal terms for money
	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

deoxyribose (verb)	sugar (verb)
	sweeten with sugar

Difference between deoxyribose and sugar

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