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iso-
(word root) equalExamples of words with the root iso-: isometric
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iso-
or is-pref.
1. Equal; uniform: isobar.
2. Isomeric: isopropyl.
[Greek īso-, from īsos, equal.]
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iso-
or before a vowelis-
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]
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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]
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iso-
A prefix that means "equal," as in isometric, "having equal measurements."
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