English
heptose
From hepta- + -ose.
A compound of hepta- + -ose
Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ ‘seven’
Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ ‘seven’
Ancient Greek ἑπτά ‘seven’
English hepta-
Today it means
noun A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
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Etymograph / heptose