heptose

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noun

A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounheptose (plural heptoses)

plural heptoses · alternative heptaose

  1. chemistryA sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  2. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  5. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  6. Englishhepta-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  8. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  9. Frenchglucose
  10. Englishglucosebf.
  11. Englishheptose

From hepta- + -ose.

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Translations

Finnish heptoosi
  • heptoosisugar containing seven carbon atoms
Japanese ヘプトース
  • ヘプトース (heputōsu)sugar containing seven carbon atoms
Spanish heptosa
  • heptosasugar containing seven carbon atoms
Cite this entry
APA

heptose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptose

MLA

“heptose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptose.

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