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English
Etymology
From tautomer + -ism.
Noun
tautomerism (countable and uncountable, plural tautomerisms)
- (organic chemistry) A form of isomerism in which a dynamic equilibrium between multiple isomers exists, such as that between an enol and a ketone.
Translations
isomerism with a dynamic equilibrium