tautomerism

English

Etymology

From tautomer +‎ -ism.

Noun

tautomerism (countable and uncountable, plural tautomerisms)

1. (organic chemistry) A form of isomerism in which a dynamic equilibrium between multiple isomers exists, such as that between an enol and a ketone.

Related terms

• tautomer

Translations

isomerism with a dynamic equilibrium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 互變異構體／互变异构体 (hùbiàn yìgòutǐ)

• Finnish: tautomeria (fi)
• Greek: ταυτομερισμός (el) m (taftomerismós)
• Irish: tátaiméireacht f
• Japanese: 互変異性 (ごへんいせい, gohen'isei)
• Russian: таутомери́я (ru) f (tautomeríja)