conformer

English

Etymology 1

Blend of conformational +‎ isomer.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

  1. (chemistry) Any of a set of stereoisomers characterised by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
  2. (biochemistry) A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion

Etymology 2

From conform +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /kənˈfɔɹmɚ/

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

  1. A person who conforms; a conformist.
  2. (religion) A Conformist.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conformāre, present active infinitive of conformō. Equivalent to conforme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

conformer

  1. to conform; comply

Conjugation
Conjugation of conformer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle conformant
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/
past participle conformé
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/
infinitive
simple conformer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple conformant
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 – tu – nous vous –
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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

conformer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of conformō
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