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Plural of conformation

regular plural

The plural of conformation is conformations.

Forms of conformation

Singularconformation /kɒn.fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Pluralconformations
Countablecountable and uncountable

Conformations in a sentence

  • At low collision energies, most reflective of nonperturbed conformations, all forms of the protein exist in a single conformational family.2015 July 14, Mun Peak Nyon et al., “An integrative approach combining ion mobility mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, and nuclear…. From the entry nonperturbed
  • So-called “quasisymmetry” occurs if all subunits are chemically identical but have two slightly different conformations so that slightly different contacts can be made.2013, G.E. Schulz, R.H. Schirmer, Principles of Protein Structure, page 99. From the entry quasisymmetry

Meaning of conformation

  1. noun The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
  2. noun The state of being conformed; agreement.
  3. noun Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.

Full definition of conformation

Questions about the plural of conformation

What is the plural of conformation?
The plural of conformation is conformations.
Is conformation countable?
Conformation is a countable and uncountable noun.

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