Heptose

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
  2. 2
    a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms. wordnet

Etymology

From hepta- + -ose.

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