Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anomer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anomer
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From ano- (“upwards, above”) + -mer.

Inflected Forms

anomers (plural)

Derived Forms

anomerase anomeric anomerisation

Questions

What does anomer mean?: Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.
Where does anomer come from?: From ano- (“upwards, above”) + -mer.

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