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i·som·er·ize

(ī-sŏm′ə-rīz′)

v. i·som·er·ized, i·som·er·iz·ing, i·som·er·iz·es

v.tr.

To cause to change into an isomeric form.

v.intr.

To become changed into an isomeric form.

i·som′er·i·za′tion (-ər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

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isomerize

(aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz) or

isomerise

(Chemistry) chem to change or cause to change from one isomer to another

iˌsomeriˈzation, iˌsomeriˈsation n

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i•som•er•ize

(aɪˈsɒm əˌraɪz)

v.i., v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

to convert into an isomer.

[1890–95]

i•som`er•i•za′tion, n.

isomerize

Past participle: isomerized
Gerund: isomerizing

Imperative
isomerize
isomerize

Present
I isomerize
you isomerize
he/she/it isomerizes
we isomerize
you isomerize
they isomerize

Preterite
I isomerized
you isomerized
he/she/it isomerized
we isomerized
you isomerized
they isomerized

Present Continuous
I am isomerizing
you are isomerizing
he/she/it is isomerizing
we are isomerizing
you are isomerizing
they are isomerizing

Present Perfect
I have isomerized
you have isomerized
he/she/it has isomerized
we have isomerized
you have isomerized
they have isomerized

Past Continuous
I was isomerizing
you were isomerizing
he/she/it was isomerizing
we were isomerizing
you were isomerizing
they were isomerizing

Past Perfect
I had isomerized
you had isomerized
he/she/it had isomerized
we had isomerized
you had isomerized
they had isomerized

Future
I will isomerize
you will isomerize
he/she/it will isomerize
we will isomerize
you will isomerize
they will isomerize

Future Perfect
I will have isomerized
you will have isomerized
he/she/it will have isomerized
we will have isomerized
you will have isomerized
they will have isomerized

Future Continuous
I will be isomerizing
you will be isomerizing
he/she/it will be isomerizing
we will be isomerizing
you will be isomerizing
they will be isomerizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been isomerizing
you have been isomerizing
he/she/it has been isomerizing
we have been isomerizing
you have been isomerizing
they have been isomerizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been isomerizing
you will have been isomerizing
he/she/it will have been isomerizing
we will have been isomerizing
you will have been isomerizing
they will have been isomerizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been isomerizing
you had been isomerizing
he/she/it had been isomerizing
we had been isomerizing
you had been isomerizing
they had been isomerizing

Conditional
I would isomerize
you would isomerize
he/she/it would isomerize
we would isomerize
you would isomerize
they would isomerize

Past Conditional
I would have isomerized
you would have isomerized
he/she/it would have isomerized
we would have isomerized
you would have isomerized
they would have isomerized

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Verb 1. isomerize - cause to change into an isomer

isomerise

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

isomerise, isomerize - change into an isomer

2. isomerize - change into an isomer

isomerise

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

isomerise, isomerize - cause to change into an isomer

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