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epimerize

epimerize verb: to convert, or be converted, into an epimer.

Verb

epimerize (third-person singular simple present epimerizes, present participle epimerizing, simple past and past participle epimerized)

  1. To convert, or be converted, into an epimer

Forms of epimerize

third-person singular presentepimerizes
present participleepimerizing
past participleepimerized
pastepimerized

Origin of epimerize

From epimer + -ize.

Words formed from epimerize

Questions about epimerize

What does epimerize mean?
Epimerize means to convert, or be converted, into an epimer.
What part of speech is epimerize?
Epimerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of epimerize?
The past tense of epimerize is epimerized.

Words near epimerize in the dictionary

  1. epimerite
  2. epimerites
  3. epimerizable
  4. epimerization
  5. epimerizations
  6. epimerize
  7. epimerized
  8. epimerizes
  9. epimerizing
  10. epimeron
  11. epimers

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