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isomerize

[ahy-som-uh-rahyz]
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verb (used with or without object), i·som·er·ized, i·som·er·iz·ing. Chemistry.
  1. 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
Related formsi·som·er·i·za·tion, noun
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isomerize

isomerise

verb
  1. chem to change or cause to change from one isomer to another
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Derived Formsisomerization or isomerisation, noun
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isomerization

(ī-sŏm′ər-ĭ-zā′shən)
n.
  1. A process in which one isomer is formed from another.
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Related formsi•som′er•ize′ (-ə-rīz′) v.
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