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tautomerize

American

[taw-tom-uh-rahyz] / tɔˈtɒm əˌraɪz /

especially British, tautomerise

verb (used without object)

tautomerized, tautomerizing

to undergo tautomerism.

verb (used with object)

tautomerized, tautomerizing

to cause to undergo tautomerism.

Other Word Forms

nontautomerizable adjective
tautomerizable adjective
tautomerization noun

Etymology

Origin of tautomerize

tautomer(ism) + -ize

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