conformer

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English

Etymology 1

Blend of conformational +‎ isomer.

Pronunciation

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

  1. (physical chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
  2. (physical chemistry, biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From conform +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

  1. A person who conforms; a conformist.
  2. (religion) A Conformist.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnformāre, infinitive of cōnfōrmō. Equivalent to conforme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/
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Verb

conformer

  1. to conform; comply

Conjugation

Conjugation of conformer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple conformer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple conformant
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle conformé
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conforme
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		conformes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		conforme
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		conformons
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/ 		conformez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ 		conforment
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/
imperfect conformais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ 		conformais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ 		conformait
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ 		conformions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/ 		conformiez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mje/ 		conformaient
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/
past historic2 conformai
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ 		conformas
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma/ 		conforma
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma/ 		conformâmes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mam/ 		conformâtes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mat/ 		conformèrent
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛʁ/
future conformerai
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/ 		conformeras
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/ 		conformera
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/ 		conformerons
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/ 		conformerez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/ 		conformeront
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional conformerais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ 		conformerais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ 		conformerait
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ 		conformerions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		conformeriez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁje/ 		conformeraient
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conforme
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		conformes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		conforme
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		conformions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/ 		conformiez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mje/ 		conforment
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/
imperfect2 conformasse
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mas/ 		conformasses
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mas/ 		conformât
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma/ 		conformassions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		conformassiez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sje/ 		conformassent
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — conforme
/kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ 		— conformons
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/ 		conformez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

cōnfōrmer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnfōrmō
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