isomer
nounUK /ˈaɪ.sə.mə/ · US /ˈaɪ.sə.mɚ/
Etymology From iso- + -mer.
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Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.
Nuclear physics
- Synonyms
- nuclear isomer
- Derived terms
33 terms
alloisomer, atropisomer, atropoisomer, chromoisomer, cis-trans isomer, conformer, endo-isomer, exo-isomer, geoisomer, geometric isomer, isomerase, isomerate, isomer bomb, isomeric, isomerically, isomerisation, isomerism, isomerization, isomerize, isomeromorphism, metastable isomer, nuclear isomer, optical isomer, photoisomer, positional isomer, pseudoisomer, regioisomer, rotamer, stereoisomer, structural isomer, topoisomer, triosephosphateisomerase, valence isomer