Isomer

Isomer
Isomer I"so*mer ([imac]"s[-o]*m[~e]r), n. [See {Isomeric}.] (Chem.) A compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a compound having the same chemical composition as another compound; a member of an isomeric series. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Note: An isomer may be a {structural isomer}, in which some of the atoms are bonded to different atoms (as in {CH3.CH2.NH2} and {CH3.NH.CH3}), or an {optical isomer}, in which the number and types of chemical bonds are identical, but the arrangement of the atoms in three-dimensional space is different; the latter are also called {stereoisomers}. [PJC]


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  • isomer — 1866, back formation from isomeric (1838), patterned on Ger. isometrisch, coined by Berzelius (1830) from Gk. isomeres sharing equality, from iso (see ISO (Cf. iso )) + meros part, share (see MERIT (Cf. merit) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

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