Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epimer

/ˈɛpɪmə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epimer
IPA: /ˈɛpɪmə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English epimer From epi- + -mer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi
Suffix: mer

Inflected Forms

epimers (plural)

Derived Forms

epimerase epimeric epimerization epimerize

Questions

How do you pronounce epimer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛpɪmə(ɹ)/.
What does epimer mean?: Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.
Where does epimer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English epimer From epi- + -mer.

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