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