heptose

[ hep-tohs ]
/ ˈhɛp toʊs /

noun Chemistry.

any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

Origin of heptose

< German Heptose (1890); see hepta-, -ose2

British Dictionary definitions for heptose

heptose
/ (ˈhɛptəʊs, -təʊz) /

noun

any monosaccharide that has seven carbon atoms per molecule

Medical definitions for heptose

heptose
[ hĕptōs′, -tōz′ ]

n.

A monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms in a molecule.