isosterism
[ahy-sos-tuh-riz-uh m]
noun
Chemistry. the quality or state of being isosteric.
Pharmacology. the theory that isosteric compounds have identical or similar pharmacological action.
Nearby words
- isostasy,
- isostatic,
- isostemonous,
- isostere,
- isosteric,
- isosthenuria,
- isostructural,
- isosulfan blue,
- isotac,
- isotach
Origin of isosterism
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