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isochore

American  
[ahy-suh-kawr] / ˈaɪ səˌkɔr /

noun

  1. Also called isometric line.  Also called isometric.  Physics.  Also isochor for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.

  2. Genetics.  a large stretch of DNA with a high degree of uniformity in its base pairs.

Other Word Forms

  • isochoric adjective

Etymology

Origin of isochore

iso- + -chor < Greek chṓra place, land

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