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heptose

[ hep-tohs ]
/ ˈhɛp toʊs /

noun Chemistry.

any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

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Origin of heptose

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

Words nearby heptose

heptasyllable, Heptateuch, heptathlon, heptavalent, heptode, heptose, Hepworth, Hepzibah, her, Hera, Heraclea
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British Dictionary definitions for heptose

heptose
/ (ˈhɛptəʊs, -təʊz) /

noun

any monosaccharide that has seven carbon atoms per molecule
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Medical definitions for heptose

heptose
[ hĕp′tōs′, -tōz′ ]

n.

A monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms in a molecule.
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