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Definition of: isomer
(ī′sə·mər) noun Chem.
A compound having the same molecular weight and formula as another but with a different spatial arrangement of its atoms, resulting in different properties. [<Gk. isomēres equally divided <isos equal + meros part]
—i′so·mer′ic (-mer′ik) adjective
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