epimerization

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noun

The process of forming an epimer by changing one asymmetric centre in a compound that has more than one

OriginEnglish epimer →
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Meanings

nounepimerization (countable and uncountable, plural epimerizations)

plural epimerizations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe process of forming an epimer by changing one asymmetric centre in a compound that has more than one

Origin

  1. Englishepi-
  2. Englishepimer
  3. Englishepimerization

From epimer + -ization.

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APA

epimerization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epimerization

MLA

“epimerization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epimerization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epimerization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epimerization.

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