mesomerism

mesomerism
Displacement or delocalization of electrons within a molecule in such a way as to create fractional charges on different parts of the molecule; resonance.

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me·som·er·ism mə-'säm-ə-.riz-əm, -'zäm- n RESONANCE (3)
me·so·mer·ic .mez-ə-'mer-ik, .mēz- adj

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me·som·er·ism (mə-somґər-iz″əm) the existence of organic chemical structures that can not be accurately represented by a single structural formula, the actual formula lying intermediate between several possible representations that differ only in the position of electrons.

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