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rotamer

Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊtəmə/

Definition of rotamer

noun

Chemistry
  • any of a number of isomers of a molecule which can be interconverted by rotation of part of the molecule about a particular bond.

Origin:

1960s: from rotational (see rotation) + -mer

rotamer in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of rotamer in the US English dictionary