"conformer" meaning in English

See conformer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/ [US] Forms: conformers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of conformational + isomer. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|conformational|isomer}} Blend of conformational + isomer Head templates: {{en-noun}} conformer (plural conformers)
  1. (physical chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum. Tags: physical
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  2. (physical chemistry, biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion Tags: physical
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conformeric, interconformer, multiconformer, nonconformer, osmoconformer, oxyconformer, thermoconformer
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Pathology Disambiguation of Pathology: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /kənˈfɔɹmɚ/ [US] Forms: conformers [plural]
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  1. A person who conforms; a conformist.
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  2. (religion) A Conformist.
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Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Pathology Disambiguation of Pathology: 0 0 0 0

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish conform\nProto-Indo-European *-yósder.\nProto-Italic *-āzijos\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nEnglish -er\nEnglish conformer\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent noun\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"nom.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Nominalization of\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"adjective\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"adjective\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"suffix\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yós\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-āzijos\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-ārius\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"nominalization\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-ārius\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-ārijaz\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-ārī\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"-ere\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-ere\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-er\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"conformer\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"conformer\">\nFrom conform + -er.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish conform\nProto-Indo-European *-yósder.\nProto-Italic *-āzijos\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nEnglish -er\nEnglish conformer\nFrom conform + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "conformers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "conformer (plural conformers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who conforms; a conformist."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conform",
          "conform"
        ],
        [
          "conformist",
          "conformist"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Conformist."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "Conformist",
          "Conformist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) A Conformist."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈfɔɹmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "conformer"
}

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