Describing a chemical compound that can shift between different structural forms or having the ability to change its molecular arrangement.
From Greek 'desmos' (bond) and 'tropos' (turning). The suffix '-ic' makes it an adjective describing the property of bond-rearrangement in molecules.
Some medicines work better because they're desmotropic—they can morph into the exact form their target needs, like a key that subtly reshapes to fit different locks.
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