structural isomer

noun

Definition of STRUCTURAL ISOMER

: one of two or more compounds that contain the same number and kinds of atoms but that differ significantly in their geometric arrangement

1926

Medical Dictionary

noun

: one of two or more compounds that contain the same number and kinds of atoms but that differ significantly in their geometric arrangement

—structural isomerism noun

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