heptulose

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noun

Any heptose that is a ketose

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Meanings

nounheptulose (plural heptuloses)

plural heptuloses

  1. biochemistryAny heptose that is a ketose

Origin

From hept- + -ulose, from levulose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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