epimerize

[ ep-uh-muh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),ep·i·mer·ized, ep·i·mer·iz·ing.

to convert into an epimer.

Origin of epimerize

¹

First recorded in 1925–30; epimer + -ize

Also especially British, ep·i·mer·ise .

Words Nearby epimerize

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