heptose

[ hep-tohs ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

Origin of heptose

1
<German Heptose (1890); see hepta-, -ose2

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British Dictionary definitions for heptose

heptose

/ (ˈhɛptəʊs, -təʊz) /


noun
  1. any monosaccharide that has seven carbon atoms per molecule

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