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ˈaɪ sə məriso·mer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. isomernoun

    a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight

GCIDE

  1. Isomernoun

    A compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a compound having the same chemical composition as another compound; a member of an isomeric series.

Wiktionary

  1. isomernoun

    Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.

  2. isomernoun

    Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.

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  1. Isomer

    In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formulae – that is, same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. Isomerism is existence or possibility of isomers. Isomers do not necessarily share similar chemical or physical properties. Two main forms of isomerism are structural or constitutional isomerism, in which bonds between the atoms differ; and stereoisomerism or spatial isomerism, in which the bonds are the same but the relative positions of the atoms differ. Isomeric relationships form a hierarchy. Two chemicals might be the same constitutional isomer, but upon deeper analysis be stereoisomers of each other. Two molecules that are the same stereoisomer as each other might be in different conformational forms or be different isotopologues. The depth of analysis depends on the field of study or the chemical and physical properties of interest. The English word "isomer" () is a back-formation from "isomeric", which was borrowed through German isomerisch from Swedish isomerisk; which in turn was coined from Greek ἰσόμερoς isómeros, with roots isos = "equal", méros = "part".

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  1. isomer

    An isomer is a compound that has the same number and type of atoms as another compound, but has a different arrangement of the atoms. This difference in arrangement often results in different physical and chemical properties between the two compounds. There are several types of isomers, including structural isomers, stereoisomers, geometric isomers, and optical isomers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Isomernoun

    a body or compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a member of an isomeric series

  2. Etymology: [See Isomeric.]

Wikidata

  1. Isomer

    In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical isomers, etc.. There are two main forms of isomerism: structural isomerism and stereoisomerism.

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  1. moirés

  2. rimose

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of isomer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of isomer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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