epimer
[ep-uh-mer]
- 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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Also e·pim·er·ide [uh-pim-uh-rahyd] /əˈpɪm əˌraɪd/.
Origin of epimer
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epimer
(ĕp′ə-mər)- One of two molecules that differ only in the spatial arrangement around a single carbon atom.
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