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 • Apr. 8, 2024

"The different chemical forms are known as isomers, and this is the first time that reactions between them have been used to develop piezoresistors," Dr Fallon said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

When naming specific isomers, the descriptor is listed in front of the name.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Coordination complexes with two different ligands in the cis and trans positions from a ligand of interest form isomers.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Technical benzene hexachloride is a mixture of several isomers, the gamma isomer being the most toxic to insects.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association