isomerize

[ ahy-som-uh-rahyz ]
/ aɪˈsɒm əˌraɪz /

verb (used with or without object), i·som·er·ized, i·som·er·iz·ing. Chemistry.

to convert into an isomer.
Also especially British, i·som·er·ise.

Origin of isomerize

First recorded in 1890–95; isomer + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM isomerize

i·som·er·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby isomerize

isomer, isomerase, isomeric, isomerism, isomerization, isomerize, isomerous, isomers, isometric, isometric exercise, isometric period of cardiac cycle

Example sentences from the Web for isomerization

  • Most of those who died were in trailers next to the isomerization unit, which boosts octane in gasoline, when it blew up.

    BP's Shocking Memo |Rick Outzen |May 25, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for isomerization

isomerize

isomerise

/ (aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz) /

verb

chem to change or cause to change from one isomer to another

Derived forms of isomerize

isomerization or isomerisation, noun

Medical definitions for isomerization

isomerization
[ ī-sŏm′ər-ĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

A process in which one isomer is formed from another.

Other words from isomerization

i•som′er•ize′ (-ə-rīz′) v.