nuclear-isomerism

nu·cle·ar-i·som·er·ism

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ahy-som-uh-riz-uh m]
- /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər aɪˈsɒm əˌrɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ahy-som-uh-riz-uh m]
- /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər aɪˈsɒm əˌrɪz əm/

Definitions of nuclear-isomerism word

noun nuclear-isomerism Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism. 1
noun nuclear-isomerism Also called nuclear isomerism. Physics. the relation of two or more nuclides that have the same atomic number and mass number but different energy levels and half-lives. 1
noun nuclear-isomerism Chemistry, Physics. the phenomenon characterized by such a relation. 1
noun nuclear-isomerism the state or condition of being isomerous. 1

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; isomer(ic) + -ism

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