isomerism
English
Etymology
From isomer + -ism.
Noun
isomerism (countable and uncountable, plural isomerisms)
- (chemistry) the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae
- (chemistry) the interconversion of isomers
- (nuclear physics) nuclear isomerism, the phenomenon of the existence of nuclear isomers
Coordinate terms
- tautomerism
Derived terms
- alloisomerism
- atropisomerism
- cis-trans isomerism
- conformational isomerism
- geometric isomerism
- optical isomerism
- photoisomerism
- stereoisomerism
- structural isomerism
Translations
phenomenon of the existence of isomers
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Further reading
Isomer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia