See Also: conformation(dictionary)
Conformation(medicine)
conformation(dictionary)
protein conformation(medicine)
native conformation(medicine)
molecular conformation(medicine)
envelope conformation(medicine)
carbohydrate conformation(medicine)
boat conformation(medicine)
beta conformation(medicine)

conformation (iou)



conformation noun. E16.
[Latin conformatio(n-), from conformat- pa. ppl stem of conformare CONFORM verb: see -ATION.]
The action of coming or bringing into conformity (to); adjustment, adaptation (to). E16.
The forming or fashioning of a thing in all its parts. E17.
The manner in which a thing is formed; structure, organization. M17.
b. Chemistry. Each of the three-dimensional structures that may be adopted by a particular molecule and can interconvert freely esp. by rotations around single bonds. M20.
Phrases: vice of conformation: see VICE noun1 2b.
conformational adjective M20.
conformationally adverb M20.