isomerize

[ ahy-som-uh-rahyz ]

/ aɪˈsɒm əˌraɪz /

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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

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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