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photoisomerism

photoisomerism noun: isomerism (interconversion of isomers) as a result of irradiation by light.

Noun

photoisomerism (countable and uncountable, plural photoisomerisms)

  1. isomerism (interconversion of isomers) as a result of irradiation by light

Forms of photoisomerism

pluralphotoisomerisms

Origin of photoisomerism

From photo- + isomerism.

Questions about photoisomerism

What does photoisomerism mean?
Photoisomerism means isomerism (interconversion of isomers) as a result of irradiation by light.
What part of speech is photoisomerism?
Photoisomerism is a noun.
What is the plural of photoisomerism?
The plural of photoisomerism is photoisomerisms.

Words near photoisomerism in the dictionary

  1. photoisomerase
  2. photoisomerases
  3. photoisomeric
  4. photoisomerisation
  5. photoisomerisations
  6. photoisomerism
  7. photoisomerisms
  8. photoisomerizable
  9. photoisomerization
  10. photoisomerizations
  11. photoisomerize

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