Spatial Concept
conformation Audio
con·for·ma·tion [ kon-fawr-mey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Molecular Structure
Definitions related to molecular conformation:
  • (conformation) Any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (conformation) The three-dimensional arrangement of something in space. Often refers to the arrangement of the side groups on a molecule which can freely rotate into different positions without breaking any bonds.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The characteristic three-dimensional shape of a molecule.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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