Usually means: Sugar molecule with eight carbons.
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▸ noun:  (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing eight carbon atoms.

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octaose, decose, octasaccharide, nonose, hexose, octosaccharide, octanose, hexaose, octitol, ketose, more...

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octaose, decose, octasaccharide, nonose, hexose, octosaccharide, octanose, hexaose, octitol, ketose, more...



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