Dictionary.com

isomerous

[ ahy-som-er-uhs ]
/ aɪˈsɒm ər əs /

adjective

having an equal number of parts, markings, etc.
Botany. (of a flower) having the same number of members in each whorl.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of isomerous

First recorded in 1855–60; iso- + -mere + -ous

Words nearby isomerous

isomerase, isomeric, isomerism, isomerization, isomerize, isomerous, isomers, isometric, isometric exercise, isometric period of cardiac cycle, isometrics
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for isomerous

British Dictionary definitions for isomerous

isomerous
/ (aɪˈsɒmərəs) /

adjective

having an equal number of parts or markings
(of flowers) having floral whorls with the same number of partsCompare anisomerous
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012