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isomerism

noun

  1. relationship between isomers
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English isomer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English isomerism From isomer + -ism.

  1. the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae
  2. the interconversion of isomers
  3. nuclear isomerism, the phenomenon of the existence of nuclear isomers.