Meanings
nounstructural isomerism (usually uncountable, plural structural isomerisms)
plural structural isomerisms
- uncountableusuallychemistryA form of isomerism in which the same atoms are arranged in different orders, either having the same or different functional groups.
different functional groups ethanol - CH₃CH₂OH di-methyl-ether - CH₃OCH₃
1 more example
same functional group n-butanol - CH₃(CH₂)₃OH 2-methyl-propanol - (CH₃)₂CHCH₂OH
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 結構異構 /结构异构
- 結構異構 /结构异构 (git³ kau³ ji⁶ kau³, git³ gau³ ji⁶ gau³)form of isomerism
Chinese Mandarin 結構異構 /结构异构
- 結構異構 /结构异构 (jiégòu yìgòu)form of isomerism
Finnish rakenneisomeria
- rakenneisomeriaform of isomerism
French isomérie structurelle
- isomérie structurelleform of isomerism
Polish izomeria konstytucyjna
- izomeria konstytucyjnaform of isomerism
Spanish isomería estructural
- isomería estructuralform of isomerism
Welsh isomeredd adeileddol
- isomeredd adeileddolform of isomerism
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APA
structural isomerism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20isomerism
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“structural isomerism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20isomerism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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