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heptosyl

heptosyl noun: any univalent radical derived from a heptose.

Noun

heptosyl (plural not attested)

  1. (especially, in-compounds, no plural) Any univalent radical derived from a heptose

Words formed from heptosyl

Questions about heptosyl

What does heptosyl mean?
Heptosyl means any univalent radical derived from a heptose.
What part of speech is heptosyl?
Heptosyl is a noun.

Words near heptosyl in the dictionary

  1. heptopyranoses
  2. heptopyranoside
  3. heptopyranosides
  4. heptose
  5. heptoses
  6. heptosyl
  7. heptosylation
  8. heptosyltransferase
  9. heptosyltransferases
  10. heptotoxin
  11. heptoxide

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