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isochore

[ ahy-suh-kawr ]
/ 藞a瑟 s蓹藢k蓴r /
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noun
Physics.Also i路so路chor .Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
Genetics. a large stretch of DNA with a high degree of uniformity in its base pairs.
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Origin of isochore

iso- + -chor<Greek ch峁搑a place, land

OTHER WORDS FROM isochore

i路so路chor路ic [ahy-suh-kawr-ik, -kor-], /藢a瑟 s蓹藞k蓴r 瑟k, -藞k蓲r-/, adjective

Words nearby isochore

isocephalic, isoceraunic, isochasm, isocheim, isochor, isochore, isochromatic, isochron, isochronal, isochrone, isochronism
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