Usually means: Seven-carbon sugar, monosaccharide molecule.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. heptose: Merriam-Webster
  2. heptose: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heptose: Wordnik
  4. heptose: Wiktionary
  5. heptose: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. heptose: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. heptose: Dictionary.com
  8. Heptose: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. heptose: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. heptose: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. heptose: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. heptose: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (heptose)

▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

Similar:
heptaose, heptol, heptasaccharide, heptenone, heptenal, hexose, hexaose, heptadiene, heptathiocane, heptenoic acid, more...

Opposite:
hexose, octose, nonose, decose

Types:
D-mannose, D-glucose, D-galactose, D-fructose, D-xylose, D-, more...

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Similar:
heptaose, heptol, heptasaccharide, heptenone, heptenal, hexose, hexaose, heptadiene, heptathiocane, heptenoic acid, more...

Opposite:
hexose, octose, nonose, decose

Types:
D-mannose, D-glucose, D-galactose, D-fructose, D-xylose, D-, more...



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