isoagglutination | (noun) agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same species | - |
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isoagglutinin | (noun) an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other individuals of the same species | - |
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isoagglutinogen | (noun) an antigen capable of causing the production of (or reacting with) an isoagglutinin | - |
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isoantibody | (noun) an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species | Synonyms: alloantibody |
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isobar | (noun) (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time | - |
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isobase | (noun) a line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval. | - |
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isobront | (noun) a line drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously. | - |
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isobutylene | (noun) used also in making gasoline components | - |
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isocarboxazid | (noun) a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression | Synonyms: Marplan |
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isochalaz | (noun) a line indicating a constant frequency of hail storms. | - |
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isocheim | (noun) a line on a map connecting places with the same mean winter temperature. | - |
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isochrone | (noun) an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time | - |
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isochronism | (noun) the property of occuring regularly at equal time intervals, of maintaining a constant period or interval, despite variations in other measurable factors in the same system. | - |
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isoclinal | (noun) an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination | Synonyms: isoclinic line |
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isocryme | (noun) a line connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year. | - |
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isocyanate | (noun) a salt or ester of isocyanic acid | - |
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isoflurane | (noun) a widely used inhalation anesthetic | - |
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isogamete | (noun) either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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isogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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isogeotherm | (noun) an isogram connecting points of equal temperature below the surface of the earth. | - |
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isogloss | (noun) the locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. | Synonyms: heterogloss |
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isogon | (noun) an equiangular polygon | - |
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isogone | (noun) an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same | Synonyms: isogonal line, isogonic line |
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isogram | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isarithm, isopleth |
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isohel | (noun) an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine | - |
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isolation | (noun) the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others | Synonyms: closing off |
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(noun) a country's withdrawal from international politics | - |
(noun) a feeling of being disliked and alone | - |
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it | - |
(noun) a state of separation between persons or groups | - |
isolationism | (noun) a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations | - |
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isolationist | (noun) an advocate of isolationism in international affairs | - |
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isoleucine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine | - |
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isolex | (noun) an isogloss marking off the area in which a particular item of vocabulary is found. | - |
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isomer | (noun) a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight | - |
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isomerase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form | - |
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isomerisation | (noun) the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself | Synonyms: isomerization |
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isomerism | (noun) the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers | - |
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isomerization | (noun) the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself | Synonyms: isomerisation |
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isometric | (noun) a line connecting isometric points | Synonyms: isometric line |
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isometrics | (noun) muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change) | Synonyms: isometric exercise |
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isometropia | (noun) equality of refractive power in the two eyes | - |
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isometry | (noun) equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.) | - |
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(noun) equality of elevation above sea level | - |
(noun) a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points | - |
(noun) the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same | - |
isomorphism | (noun) (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure | Synonyms: isomorphy |
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isomorphy | (noun) (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure | Synonyms: isomorphism |
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isoniazid | (noun) antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis | Synonyms: INH, Nydrazid |
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isophene | (noun) a line indicating biological events occurring with coincidence such as plants flowering. | - |
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isophone | (noun) linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found. | - |
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isopieze | (noun) a line on a map connecting places with equal ground water pressure. | Synonyms: isopiestic line |
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isopleth | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isarithm, isogram |
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isopod | (noun) any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling | - |
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isopropanol | (noun) alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent | Synonyms: isopropyl alcohol |
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isoproterenol | (noun) drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart | Synonyms: Isuprel |
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isoseismal | (noun) a line on a map connecting points at which earthquake shocks are of equal intensity. | - |
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isosorbide | (noun) drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure | Synonyms: Isordil |
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isostasy | (noun) (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust | - |
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isosyllabism | (noun) (linguistics, poetry) the use of isosyllabic verse. | - |
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isotach | (noun) a line joining points with constant wind speed. | - |
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isothere | (noun) a line on a map linking places with the same mean summer temperature. | - |
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isotherm | (noun) (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time | - |
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isothiocyanate | (noun) a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations | - |
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isotope | (noun) one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons | - |
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isotropy | (noun) (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions | Synonyms: symmetry |
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