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iso
1[ ahy-soh ]
ISO
2abbreviation for
- incentive stock option.
- Trademark. International Organization for Standardization.
- the numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the International Organization for Standardization, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.
iso-
3- a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words: isochromatic; in chemistry, used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word: isocyanic acid.
iso-
1combining_form
- equal or identical
isomagnetic
- indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound
isobutane
isocyanic acid
ISO
2/ aɪsaʊ /
noun
- International Organization for Standardization
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Word History and Origins
Origin of iso2
From Greek, combining form of ísos “equal”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of iso1
from Greek isos equal
Origin of iso2
Greek isos equal; often wrongly thought to be an abbreviation for International Standards Organization
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Example Sentences
Although some of the diacritics are not found in ISO-8859-1, they can be rendered as html numeric entities.
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But it is much more quiet and pleasant than other Japanese bathing resorts I have seen—such as iso.
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This fetich is also called iso (grandmother), hence the name given to the house where it is kept.
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This compound combines with hydrocyanic acid to form a nitrile which hydrolyses to dichlor-hydroxy iso-butyric acid.
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These iso-diazotates are formed much more readily when the aromatic nucleus in the diazonium salt contains negative radicals.
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