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heptose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-tose
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English heptose From hepta- + -ose.

Inflected Forms

heptoses (plural) heptaose (alternative)

Derived Forms

deoxyheptose ketoheptose phosphoheptose

Frequently Paired Words

agaroheptaose

Questions

What does heptose mean?
A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
Where does heptose come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English heptose From hepta- + -ose.

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