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prototropy

prototropy noun: a form of tautomerism in which the two forms differ only in the position of a proton; the transfer of a proton between these two forms.

Noun

prototropy (uncountable)

  1. A form of tautomerism in which the two forms differ only in the position of a proton; the transfer of a proton between these two forms.

Origin of prototropy

From proto- + -tropy.

Questions about prototropy

What does prototropy mean?
Prototropy means a form of tautomerism in which the two forms differ only in the position of a proton; the transfer of a proton between these two forms.
What part of speech is prototropy?
Prototropy is a noun.

Words near prototropy in the dictionary

  1. prototrophism
  2. prototrophs
  3. prototrophy
  4. prototropic
  5. prototropically
  6. prototropy
  7. prototypability
  8. prototypable
  9. prototypal
  10. prototype
  11. prototype extension

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