interconvert

[ in-ter-kuhn-vurt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to subject to interconversion; interchange.

Other Words From

• inter·con·verti·ble adjective
• inter·con·verti·bili·ty noun
• inter·con·verti·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of interconvert¹

First recorded in 1950–55; inter- + convert ¹

Example Sentences

Perhaps, instead of depending on developmental origin, the key factors in how easily cell types can interconvert relate to similarities and differences in gene regulation between the mature cell types19.

From Nature

The enantiomeric form of these allenes is fixed when they are in their ground states, but they spontaneously interconvert between the two enantiomers when excited to a state known as a triplet3.

From Nature

Second, reaction conditions had to be identified that allowed a base to drive catalytic cycles — which is difficult in this context, because bases often interconvert mirror-image isomers.

From Nature

Nickel and aluminum catalysts interconvert olefins and nitriles without the direct use of cyanide as a reagent.

From Science Magazine

Nickel and aluminum catalysts interconvert olefins and nitriles without the direct use of cyanide as a reagent.

From Science Magazine