3 definitions found for epimer

epimer noun Etymology: epi- + isomer Date: circa 1911 either of two stereoisomers that differ in the arrangement of groups on a single asymmetric carbon atom (as the first chiral center of a sugar's carbon chain) • epimeric adjective

epimer
n. Chem. either of two isomers with different configurations of atoms about one of several asymmetric carbon atoms present.
Derivatives:
epimeric adj. epimerism n.
Etymology: G (as EPI-, -MER)

epimer n. Chem. either of two isomers with different configurations of atoms about one of several asymmetric carbon atoms present. øøepimeric adj. epimerism n. [G (as EPI-, -MER)]