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epimer

/ˈɛpɪmə(ɹ)/

epimer noun: any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

Noun

epimer (plural epimers)

  1. Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

epimer meaning in Tamil

epimer in Tamil

இடைநிலை மாற்றியம், தனியணு மாற்றிய வடிவம்

Forms of epimer

pluralepimers

Origin of epimer

From epi- + -mer.

Words formed from epimer

Questions about epimer

What does epimer mean?
Epimer means any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.
What is epimer in Tamil?
Epimer in Tamil is இடைநிலை மாற்றியம், தனியணு மாற்றிய வடிவம். See Epimer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epimer?
Epimer is a noun.
How do you pronounce epimer?
Epimer is pronounced /ˈɛpɪmə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of epimer?
The plural of epimer is epimers.

Words near epimer in the dictionary

  1. Epimenides paradox
  2. Epimenides paradoxes
  3. epimenorrhagia
  4. epimenorrhea
  5. epimenorrhoea
  6. epimer
  7. epimera
  8. epimeral
  9. epimerase
  10. epimerases
  11. epimere

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epimer (page history and authors); epimer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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