Tautomerism Definition

tô-tŏmə-rĭzəm
noun
The property of some substances of being in a condition of equilibrium between two isomeric forms and of reacting readily to form either.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tautomerism

Noun

Singular:
tautomerism
Plural:
tautomerisms

Origin of Tautomerism

  • tauto– (iso)merism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tautomerism Sentence Examples

  • Although the theories of Meyer and Hewitt do not explain (in their present form) the behaviour of anthranilic acid, yet Hewitt has shown that his theory goes far to explain the fluorescence of substances in which a double symmetrical tautomerism is possible.

  • In ordinary isomers indications of mutual transformation often occur; and among these the predominant fact is that denoted as tautomerism or pseudomerism.

  • If Y and Z are groups which behave very differently, then there is apparently no tautomerism and a definite formula can be given to the compound.

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Words Starting With

TTATAU

Words Ending With

MSMISM

Unscrambles

tautomerism

Words Starting With T and Ending With M

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With T11 Letter Words Ending With M