In chemistry terms the difference between isomer and epimer
is that isomer is any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure while epimer is any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.
isomer
Noun
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en noun)
(chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
(physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.
Synonyms
* nuclear isomer
Related terms
* isomerism
* structural isomer
* positional isomer
* geometric isomer
* nuclear isomer
* optical isomer
* stereoisomer
See also
* isotope
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epimer
English
Noun
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en noun)
(chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres
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