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epimer

[ ep-uh-mer ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.


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Other Words From

  • ep·i·mer·ic [ep-, uh, -, mer, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epimer1

First recorded in 1910–15; epi- + -mer

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