iso-

See also: iso, īso, and ISO

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Prefix

iso-

1. equal
2. (chemistry) forms terms relating to isomers
   1. (organic chemistry) (of an aliphatic compound, especially a fatty acid) Having a branch on the penultimate carbon atom of a chain
3. (physics) forms terms relating to isotopes
4. (mathematics) forms terms relating to isomorphisms

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with iso-

• anteiso-
• isohilbert space
• isoinner product
• isolinear
• isolocal
• isotransformation

Translations

equal

• Finnish: iso- (fi)
• French: iso- (fr)
• Greek: ισο- (iso-)

• Irish: isi-
• Italian: iso- (it)
• Spanish: iso- (es)

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Prefix

iso-

1. big, great, grand

Etymology 2

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

Derived terms

► Finnish words prefixed with iso-

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

Derived terms

• isobare
• isobutane
• isochore
• isochrone
• isocline
• isogamme
• isotherme
• isooctane
• isopycne

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Italian

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos) "equal".

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

Synonyms

• equi-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with iso-