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deoxyheptose

deoxyheptose noun: any deoxysugar derived from a heptose.

Noun

deoxyheptose (plural deoxyheptoses)

  1. Any deoxysugar derived from a heptose

Forms of deoxyheptose

pluraldeoxyheptoses

Origin of deoxyheptose

From deoxy- + heptose.

Questions about deoxyheptose

What does deoxyheptose mean?
Deoxyheptose means any deoxysugar derived from a heptose.
What part of speech is deoxyheptose?
Deoxyheptose is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxyheptose?
The plural of deoxyheptose is deoxyheptoses.

Words near deoxyheptose in the dictionary

  1. deoxyhaemoglobin
  2. deoxyhaemoglobins
  3. deoxyheme
  4. deoxyhemoglobin
  5. deoxyhemoglobins
  6. deoxyheptose
  7. deoxyheptoses
  8. deoxyhexose
  9. deoxyhexoses
  10. deoxyhexoside
  11. deoxyhexosides

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