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tautomerism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɔːˈtɒməˌrɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tô tom′ə riz′əm)

tau•tom•er•ism (tô tom′ə riz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]

Chemistrythe ability of certain organic compounds to react in isomeric structures that differ from each other in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.

1880–85; tauto- + (iso)merism

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tautomerism /tɔːˈtɒməˌrɪzəm/ n

the ability of certain chemical compounds to exist as a mixture of two interconvertible isomers in equilibrium

Etymology: 19th Century: from tauto- + isomerismtautomeric /ˌtɔːtəˈmɛrɪk/ adj

'tautomerism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tautomer - mesomerism - tauto- - tautomerize - transannular

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