iso-
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- Same, identical.
- Equal; equivalent.
- Isomer.
- Of an aliphatic compound, especially a fatty acid, having a branch on the penultimate carbon atom of a chain.
- Forms terms for specific kinds of isolines.
- Isomorphism.
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
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