epimerization

epimerization

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English epimer
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
English epimerization

    From epimer + -ization.

    Noun

    epimerization (countable and uncountable, plural epimerizations)

    1. (chemistry) The process of forming an epimer by changing one asymmetric centre in a compound that has more than one
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