Biochemical sugar (6 letters) — Crossword Helper

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The Clue

Biochemical sugar (6 letter answer)

The Answer

RIBOSE

Tags

acid adenosine biochemical carbon chemical component five nucleic ribose rna sugar

Notes

The answer RIBOSE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.

Related Clues

Adenosine component
Chemical sugar
RNA component
RNA sugar
Five-carbon sugar
Nucleic acid sugar

Definition

RIBOSE as a noun:

1. a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid