heptosylation

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noun

Any reaction that adds a heptosyl group

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Meanings

nounheptosylation (usually uncountable, plural heptosylations)

plural heptosylations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAny reaction that adds a heptosyl group

Origin

From heptosyl + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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