heptose

American

[hep-tohs] / ˈhɛp toʊs /

noun

Chemistry.

any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

heptose British

/ ˈhɛptəʊs, -təʊz /

noun

any monosaccharide that has seven carbon atoms per molecule

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Etymology

Origin of heptose

< German Heptose (1890); see hepta-, -ose ²

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