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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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British Dictionary definitions for isomerize

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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