ISOMERIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isomeric mean? 

• ISOMERIC (adjective)
  The adjective ISOMERIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism

  Familiarity information: ISOMERIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISOMERIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

isomerism (the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers)

Derivation:

isomer (a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight)

 Context examples 

Neomycin is an antibiotic complex consisting of 3 components: the two isomeric components B and C are the active components, and neomycin A is the minor component.

(Neomycin, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the two major active isomeric components of the neomycin complex.

(Neomycin C, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of a group of isomeric compounds that are monomethyl derivatives of pyridines derived from coal tar, horse urine, and bone oil.

(Picoline Compound, NCI Thesaurus)