isomers

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1. In chemistry, molecules that contain exactly the same numbers of the same kinds of atoms, but in which the atoms have different structural arrangements.

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Example Sentences

The new workflow can also identify isomers, which are molecules with the same chemical formula but different atomic arrangements.

From Science Daily

In Xu and co-workers’ synthetic pathway, a UV-induced chemical reduction occurs that leads to the strikingly selective destruction of these unwanted by-products, ultimately producing only the biologically relevant isomers of the purines.

From Nature

Using mass spectrometry, researchers effectively identified glycan linkages, but in many instances failed to differentiate between sugar isomers.

From Nature

This includes “all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not.”

From Salon

The technique is also unable to distinguish between mirror-image isomers of molecules, which is a drawback because such isomers can have very different biological properties.

From Nature