iso-

iso-

(word root) equal

Examples of words with the root iso-: isometric

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

iso-

or is-

pref.

1. Equal; uniform: isobar.

2. Isomeric: isopropyl.

---

[Greek īso-, from īsos, equal.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

iso-

or before a vowel

is-

combining form

1. equal or identical: isomagnetic.

2. (Chemistry) indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound: isobutane; isocyanic acid.

[from Greek isos equal]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ISO

International Standardization Organization.

iso-

a combining form meaning “equal”: isochromatic; in chemistry, used in the names of substances that are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word: isocyanic acid.

Also, esp. before a vowel, is-.

[< Greek, comb. form of ísos equal]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

iso-

A prefix that means "equal," as in isometric, "having equal measurements."

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

iso-

[ˈaɪsəʊ] PREFIX → iso-

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005