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tautomerism
[ taw-tom-uh-riz-uhm ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- the 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.
tautomerism
/ ˌtɔːtəˈmɛrɪk; tɔːˈtɒməˌrɪzəm /
noun
- the ability of certain chemical compounds to exist as a mixture of two interconvertible isomers in equilibrium See also keto-enol tautomerism
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Derived Forms
- tautomeric, adjective
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Other Words From
- tau·to·mer·ic [taw-t, uh, -, mer, -ik], adjective
- nontau·to·meric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tautomerism1
First recorded in 1880–85; tauto- + (iso)merism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tautomerism1
C19: from tauto- + isomerism
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