conformer
English
Etymology 1
Blend of conformational + isomer.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/
Noun
conformer (plural conformers)
- (physical chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
- (physical chemistry, biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈfɔɹmɚ/
Noun
conformer (plural conformers)
- A person who conforms; a conformist.
- (religion) A Conformist.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnformāre, infinitive of cōnfōrmō. Equivalent to conforme + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/
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Verb
conformer
Conjugation
Conjugation of conformer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | conformer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | conformant /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | conformé /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | conforme /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
conformes /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
conforme /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
conformons /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/ |
conformez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ |
conforment /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
| imperfect | conformais /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
conformais /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
conformait /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
conformions /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/ |
conformiez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mje/ |
conformaient /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | conformai /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ |
conformas /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma/ |
conforma /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma/ |
conformâmes /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mam/ |
conformâtes /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mat/ |
conformèrent /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɛʁ/ | |
| future | conformerai /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/ |
conformeras /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/ |
conformera /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/ |
conformerons /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/ |
conformerez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/ |
conformeront /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | conformerais /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
conformerais /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
conformerait /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
conformerions /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
conformeriez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁje/ |
conformeraient /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | conforme /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
conformes /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
conforme /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
conformions /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/ |
conformiez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mje/ |
conforment /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
| imperfect2 | conformasse /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mas/ |
conformasses /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mas/ |
conformât /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma/ |
conformassions /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ |
conformassiez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sje/ |
conformassent /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | conforme /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/ |
— | conformons /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/ |
conformez /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
Further reading
- “conformer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
cōnfōrmer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnfōrmō