n, pl  -pies  :  tautomerism involving migration of an anion (as chloride, hydroxyl, or acetate) of which the best-known type is allylic rearrangement - compare CATIONOTROPY PROTOTROPY  an*ion*o*tro*pic adj 
 
 
 
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