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tau·tom·er·ism

 (tô-tŏm′ə-rĭz′əm)
n.
Chemical isomerism characterized by facile interconversion of isomeric forms in equilibrium, especially by migration of a hydrogen atom.
[tauto- + (iso)merism.]
tau′to·mer (tô′tə-mər) n.
tau′to·mer′ic (tô′tə-mĕr′ĭk) adj.
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tautomerism

(tɔːˈtɒməˌrɪzəm)
n
(Chemistry) the ability of certain chemical compounds to exist as a mixture of two interconvertible isomers in equilibrium. See also keto-enol tautomerism
[C19: from tauto- + isomerism]
tautomeric adj
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tau•tom•er•ism

(tɔˈtɒm əˌrɪz əm)

n.
the ability of certain organic compounds to react in isomeric structures that differ from each other in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.
[1880–85; tauto- + (iso) merism]
tau`to•mer′ic (-təˈmɛr ɪk) adj.
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tautomerism

Tautomerism occurs when a compound exists as two different structural isomers that are in dynamic equilibrium with each other.
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