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hep⋅tose

  [hep-tohs]
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–noun Chemistry.
any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
Origin:
< G Heptose (1890); see hepta-, -ose 2
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Main Entry: hep·tose
Pronunciation: 'hep-"tOs, -"tOz
Function: noun
: any of various monosaccharides C7H14O7containing seven carbon atoms in a molecule
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heptose hep·tose (hěp'tōs', -tōz')
n.
A monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms in a molecule.

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