octaose

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noun

Any oligosaccharide containing eight monosaccharide moieties

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Meanings

nounoctaose (plural octaoses)

plural octaoses

  1. biochemistryAny oligosaccharide containing eight monosaccharide moieties

Origin

From octa- + -ose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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