tautomerism
noun
the ability of certain organic compounds to react in isomeric structures that differ from each other in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.
tautomeric
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a word derived from
tautomerism.
Example Sentences
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His schemes, until then unknown to us in detail, always dealt with groups of three bases, hydrogen-bonded in the middle, many of which we now knew to be in the wrong tautomeric forms.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Against me was the awkward chemical fact that I had chosen the wrong tautomeric forms of guanine and thymine.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
The tautomeric forms I had copied out of Davidson’s book were, in Jerry’s opinion, incorrectly assigned.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Happily he let out that for years organic chemists had been arbitrarily favoring particular tautomeric forms over their alternatives on only the flimsiest of grounds.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
In fact, organic-chemistry textbooks were littered with pictures of highly improbable tautomeric forms.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
