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Isopycnic

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I`so`pyc´nic
a.1.(Physics) Having equal density, as different regions of a medium; passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an isopycnic line or surface.
n.1.(Physics) A line or surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density is the same.


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When the sedimentation coefficients of then-known viruses were plotted against their isopycnic banding densities, nearly all viruses fell into an otherwise essentially vacant area in the center of the plot, surrounded at higher or lower density and higher or lower sedimentation coefficients by various subcellular organelles and macromolecules.
Global screening for human viral pathogens. (Perspectives) by Anderson, N. Leigh / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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