isomerize

[ ahy-som-uh-rahyz ]
/ aɪˈsɒm əˌraɪz /

verb (used with or without object), i·som·er·ized, i·som·er·iz·ing. Chemistry.

to convert into an isomer.

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Also especially British, i·som·er·ise.

Origin of isomerize

First recorded in 1890–95; isomer + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM isomerize

i·som·er·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby isomerize

isomer, isomerase, isomeric, isomerism, isomerization, isomerize, isomerous, isomers, isometric, isometric exercise, isometric period of cardiac cycle
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Example sentences from the Web for isomerization

  • Most of those who died were in trailers next to the isomerization unit, which boosts octane in gasoline, when it blew up.

    BP's Shocking Memo|Rick Outzen|May 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for isomerization

isomerize

isomerise

/ (aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz) /

verb

chem to change or cause to change from one isomer to another

Derived forms of isomerize

isomerization or isomerisation, noun
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Medical definitions for isomerization

isomerization
[ ī-sŏm′ər-ĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

A process in which one isomer is formed from another.

Other words from isomerization

i•som′er•ize′ (-ə-rīz′) v.
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