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isomerize

verb isom·er·ize \ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌrīz\

isom·er·izedisom·er·iz·ing

Definition of ISOMERIZE

intransitive verb

: to become changed into an isomeric form

transitive verb

: to cause to isomerize

— isom·er·i·za·tion \-ˌsä-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

1891

Medical Dictionary

verb isom·er·ize

isom·er·ized also British isom·er·isedisom·er·iz·ing also British isom·er·is·ing

intransitive verb

: to become changed into an isomeric form

transitive verb

: to cause to isomerize

—isom·er·i·za·tion also British isom·er·i·sa·tion \-ˌsäm-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

isom·er·ize also British isom·er·ise \ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌrīz\

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