epimer
[ ep-uh-mer ]
/ ˈɛp ə mər /
noun Chemistry.
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.
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/, adjectiveWords nearby epimer
epilogue,
epimandibular,
epimedium,
epimenorrhagia,
epimenorrhea,
epimer,
epimerase,
epimere,
epimerism,
epimerize,
epimorphism
Medical definitions for epimer
epimer
[ ĕp′ə-mər ]
n.
One of two molecules that differ only in the spatial arrangement around a single carbon atom.