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Tautomerism
Tau-tom′er-ism
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK], for [GREEK] [GREEK] the same + [GREEK] part.]
(Chem.)
The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
Definition 2024
tautomerism
tautomerism
English
Noun
tautomerism (countable and uncountable, plural tautomerisms)
- (organic chemistry) A form of isomerism in which a dynamic equilibrium between multiple isomers exists, such as that between an enol and a ketone.
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Translations
isomerism with a dynamic equilibrium
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