rotamer

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UK/ˈɹəʊ.tə.mə/US/ˈɹoʊ.tə.mɚ/US[ˈɹoʊ.ɾə.mɚ]

noun

any of a set of conformers that arise from restricted rotation around a single bond

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Meanings

nounrotamer (plural rotamers)

plural rotamers

  1. chemistryany of a set of conformers that arise from restricted rotation around a single bond

Origin

Blend of rotation + isomer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tramore
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APA

rotamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotamer

MLA

“rotamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotamer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rotamer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotamer.

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