epimer
[ ep-uh-mer ]
nounChemistry.
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.
Origin of epimer
1- Also e·pim·er·ide [uh-pim-uh-rahyd]. /əˈpɪm əˌraɪd/.
Other words from epimer
- ep·i·mer·ic [ep-uh-mer-ik], /ˌɛp əˈmɛr ɪk/, adjective
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