octose

O1C3T1O1S1E1

noun

A sugar or saccharide containing eight carbon atoms.

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Meanings

nounoctose (plural octoses)

plural octoses

  1. biochemistryA sugar or saccharide containing eight carbon atoms.

Origin

From oct- + -ose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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