1. Plural of heptose; monosaccharides containing seven carbon atoms.
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry; technical

Examples

• Heptoses are seven-carbon sugars found in some bacterial cell walls.
• The researcher studied various heptoses to understand their metabolic pathways.
• Unlike hexoses, heptoses contain one additional carbon atom in their structure.
• Heptoses play important roles in the synthesis of certain antibiotics.
• The laboratory isolated and analyzed several heptoses from the bacterial culture.