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tautomerism
1. Chemical isomerism in which the isomeric forms differ little, usually only in the position of a hydrogen atom, and are able to exist in equilibrium and react with each other.
2. The relationship that exists between two structural isomers that are in chemical equilibrium and freely change from one form to the other.
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