Definition of isomer

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Isomer (n.) A body or compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a member of an isomeric series.

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Cinchonine :: Cinchonine (n.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia.
Indoxyl :: Indoxyl (n.) A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid..
Pimaric :: Pimaric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and isomeric with abietic acid..
Hesperidene :: Hesperidene (n.) An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.
Is- :: Is- () Applied to compounds of certain isomeric series in whose structure one carbon atom, at least, is connected with three other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane..
Leucophyll :: Leucophyll (n.) A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green..
Isosulphocyanic :: Isosulphocyanic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, HNCS, isomeric with sulphocyanic acid..
Mucic :: Mucic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid..
Isonicotine :: Isonicotine (n.) A crystalline, nitrogenous base, C10H14N2, isomeric with nicotine..
Heptylene :: Heptylene (n.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene..
Isomeride :: Isomeride (n.) An isomer.
Paranthracene :: Paranthracene (n.) An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.
Isomeric :: Isomeric (a.) Having the same percentage composition; -- said of two or more different substances which contain the same ingredients in the same proportions by weight, often used with with. Specif.: (a) Polymeric; i. e., having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, but with different molecular weights; as, acetylene and benzine are isomeric (polymeric) with each other in this sense. See Polymeric. (b) Metameric; i. e., having the same elements united in the same proportions
Trimethylene :: Trimethylene (n.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H6, isomeric with propylene and obtained from it indirectly. It is the base of a series of compounds analogous to the aromatic hydrocarbons..
Triticin :: Triticin (n.) A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch grass (Agropyrum, formerly Triticum, repens) as a white amorphous substance..
Cellulose :: Cellulose (n.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin..
Isatropic :: Isatropic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine, and isomeric with cinnamic acid..
Galactose :: Galactose (n.) A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper)..
Toluric :: Toluric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of three isomeric crystalline acids, C9H10ON.CO2H, which are toluyl derivatives of glycocoll..
Isomerism :: Isomerism (n.) The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric substances..
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