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Isomers
Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
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noun
- 1
Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
- 2
Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Isomers"
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| congenersnoun | A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another. |
| racemicnoun | (chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active. |
| enantiomernoun | (chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. |
| amidenoun | (organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides |
| alkenesnoun | (organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds. |
| glucosidenoun | (biochemistry) A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis. |
| epoxidenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics. |
| alkylnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom. |
| alkynesnoun | (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond. |
| porphyrinnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.). |
| carboxylic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group. |
| valinenoun | (biochemistry) An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins. |
| dimethylnoun | (organic chemistry, in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule. |
| propylnoun | (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| pyrophosphatenoun | (inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |
| divalentnoun | (chemistry) Any divalent substance. |
| cytochromenoun | Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration. |
| uracilnoun | (organic chemistry) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine. |
| arylnoun | (organic chemistry) Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom. |
| substituentsnoun | (chemistry) Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed. |
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- ofisomers
- theisomers
- opticalisomers
- twoisomers
- transisomers
- structuralisomers
- geometricisomers
- theseisomers
- threeisomers
- possibleisomers
- geometricalisomers
- bothisomers
- positionalisomers
- rotationalisomers
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