isomer
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
isomer
n 1: a compound that exists in forms having different
arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Isomer \I"so*mer\ ([imac]"s[-o]*m[~e]r), n. [See {Isomeric}.]
(Chem.)
A compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a
compound having the same chemical composition as another
compound; a member of an isomeric series.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: An isomer may be a {structural isomer}, in which some
of the atoms are bonded to different atoms (as in
{CH3.CH2.NH2} and {CH3.NH.CH3}), or an {optical
isomer}, in which the number and types of chemical
bonds are identical, but the arrangement of the atoms
in three-dimensional space is different; the latter are
also called {stereoisomers}.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "isomer":
acid, acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion,
antacid, artificial isotope, atom, base, biochemical, cation,
chemical, chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer,
deuterium, dimer, element, heavy chemicals, heavy hydrogen,
high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion,
isobar, isotone, isotope, macromolecule, metamer, molecule,
monomer, neutralizer, nonacid, nuclear isomer, organic chemical,
oxyacid, polymer, protium, pseudoisomer, radical,
radioactive isotope, radioisotope, reagent, strontium 90, sulfacid,
trimer
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