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isomer

One of two or more substances e.g. citrate & isocitrate having 2 or more forms that are identical with respect to composition, but differ with respect to the arrangement of atoms within the molecule & also in physical & chemical properties.

Specific

epimer stereoisomer(s); optical isomer

General

molecule

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995