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anomer

anomer noun: any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.

Noun

anomer (plural anomers)

  1. Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.

Forms of anomer

pluralanomers

Origin of anomer

From ano- (“upwards, above”) + -mer.

Words formed from anomer

Questions about anomer

What does anomer mean?
Anomer means any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.
What part of speech is anomer?
Anomer is a noun.
What is the plural of anomer?
The plural of anomer is anomers.

Words near anomer in the dictionary

  1. anomalurids
  2. anomaly
  3. anomanolide
  4. anomanolides
  5. Anomar
  6. anomer
  7. anomerase
  8. anomerases
  9. anomeric
  10. anomerics
  11. anomerisation

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