{f} (Chemistry) change into an isomer (chemical compound which has the same number and kind of atoms as another but differs in structural arrangement), also spelled isomerise
A process in which the chemical structure (but not the composition) of a compound is rearranged In brewing, the most common isomerization reaction is that of hop alpha acids, in the boil
A process for rearranging the atoms in a molecule so that the product has the same empirical formula, but a different structure, e g , converting normal butane to isobutane