Electromer

/ɪˈlɛktrəmər/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound formed from a parent compound by rearrangement of electrons under electrical influence.

Etymology

From electro- + -mer (from Greek meros, part). A term from chemistry describing molecular forms created by electronic reorganization.

Kelly Says

An electromer is one of several possible electron arrangements of the same atoms—like how a guitar string can vibrate in different patterns at different frequencies.

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