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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tautomer /ˈtɔːtəmə/

▶noun Chemistry each of two or more readily interconvertible isomers of a compound which exist together in equilibrium.

– derivatives
tautomeric /-ˈmɛrɪk/ adjective,
tautomerism /-ˈtɒmərɪz(ə)m/ noun.

– origin early 20th cent.: blend of tauto- and isomer.

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