Word
Isomeric
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
i-so-mer-ic
Definition
- 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 by weight, and with the same molecular
weight, but which a different structure or arrangement of the ultimate
parts; as, ethyl alcohol and methyl ether are isomeric (metameric) with
each other in this sense. See Metameric.
- - Of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism
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