electromericadj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəˈmɛrɪk/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈmɛrɪk/, /iˌlɛktrəˈmɛrɪk/ Chemistry.
Of, relating to, or involving electromers; of the nature of an electromer.
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1913 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 35 1152 In the case of p-methylhydrazobenzene, an opportunity offered itself to attempt to prepare two electromeric substances.
1923 G. N. Lewis Valence xi. 132 It is hardly to be expected that we shall be able to segregate and isolate the several species of molecules so as to obtain electromeric substances.
1941 Nature 28 June 813/2 The effect depends on the possibility of the electromeric displacement..in the transition state.
1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. xxv. 529 This temporary electronic displacement is known as the electromeric effect, and it operates in the same sense as the mesomeric effect.
2006 Jrnl. Inorg. Biochem. 100 165/1 The bond length would be a less useful indicator of electronic structure in cases where more than two electromeric structures are available.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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