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photoisomerize

photoisomerize verb: to cause a structural change between isomers through photoexcitation.

Verb

photoisomerize (third-person singular simple present photoisomerizes, present participle photoisomerizing, simple past and past participle photoisomerized)

  1. To cause a structural change between isomers through photoexcitation

Forms of photoisomerize

third-person singular presentphotoisomerizes
present participlephotoisomerizing
past participlephotoisomerized
pastphotoisomerized
alternative formphotoisomerise

Origin of photoisomerize

From photo- + isomerize.

Words formed from photoisomerize

Questions about photoisomerize

What does photoisomerize mean?
Photoisomerize means to cause a structural change between isomers through photoexcitation.
What part of speech is photoisomerize?
Photoisomerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of photoisomerize?
The past tense of photoisomerize is photoisomerized.

Words near photoisomerize in the dictionary

  1. photoisomerism
  2. photoisomerisms
  3. photoisomerizable
  4. photoisomerization
  5. photoisomerizations
  6. photoisomerize
  7. photoisomerized
  8. photoisomerizes
  9. photoisomerizing
  10. photoisomers
  11. photoist

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