deoxyheptose

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noun

Any deoxysugar derived from a heptose

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Meanings

noundeoxyheptose (plural deoxyheptoses)

plural deoxyheptoses

  1. biochemistryAny deoxysugar derived from a heptose

Origin

From deoxy- + heptose.

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APA

deoxyheptose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyheptose

MLA

“deoxyheptose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyheptose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxyheptose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxyheptose.

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