isomeric
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Origin of isomeric
1830–40; < Greek isomer ( ḗs ) having equal parts ( see iso-, -mere) + -ic
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Glucose, galactose, and fructose are common isomeric monosaccharides, whereas sucrose or table sugar is a disaccharide.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
This blue compound does not have any isomeric forms.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Figure 2.15 Glucose, galactose, and fructose are isomeric monosaccharides, meaning that they have the same chemical formula but slightly different structures.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
In 1878, the firm of Meister, Lucius & Brüning of Höchst-on-the-Main gave a further impetus to the utilization of naphthalene by discovering two isomeric disulpho-acids of beta-naphthol formed by heating that phenol with sulphuric acid.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
Owing to the structure of the naphthalene molecule there are two isomeric naphthols, whereas there is only one phenol.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
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