conformer

English

Etymology 1

Blend of conformational +‎ isomer.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/

Noun

conformer (plural conformers)

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

Derived terms

• conformeric
• interconformer
• multiconformer
• nonconformer
• osmoconformer
• oxyconformer
• thermoconformer

 

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 cōnformāre, infinitive of cōnfōrmō. Equivalent to conforme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.me/

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Verb

conformer

1. to conform; comply

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		–	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 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: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Related terms

• conformation
• conforme
• former

Further reading

• “conformer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

cōnfōrmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnfōrmō