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Isomer vs Tautomer - What's the difference?

isomer | tautomer |

As nouns the difference between isomer and tautomer

is that isomer is isomer while tautomer is (chemistry) any of the multiple forms of a tautomeric compound.

isomer

English

(wikipedia isomer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
  • (physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.

    • Synonyms

    * nuclear isomer

    Related terms

    * isomerism * structural isomer * positional isomer * geometric isomer * nuclear isomer * optical isomer * stereoisomer

    See also

    * isotope

    Anagrams

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    tautomer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of the multiple forms of a tautomeric compound.

    • Derived terms

    *tautomerism

    See also

    *("tautomer" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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