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tautomer
[ taw-tuh-mer ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a compound that exhibits tautomerism.
tautomer
/ ˈtɔːtəmə /
noun
- either of the two forms of a chemical compound that exhibits tautomerism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tautomer1
First recorded in 1900–05; back formation from tautomerism
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Example Sentences
This hypothesis, called the tautomer hypothesis, says the standard four nucleotides can form mismatched pairs due to tautomerization, or the tendency of nucleotides to oscillate between several structural variants with the same composition.
From Science Daily
Such an altered base pair, known as a tautomer, can quickly jump back to its original arrangement.
From Scientific American
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