1. converted (a sugar or other compound) into an epimer through chemical rearrangement
Usage: chemistry; British spelling (American: epimerized); past tense and past participle of epimerize

Examples

• The glucose was epimerised to form mannose under basic conditions.
• In the laboratory, the compound was epimerised to produce its stereoisomer.
• The sugar solution epimerised slowly at room temperature.
• Chemists epimerised the aldose to study its structural properties.