isochore
[ ahy-suh-kawr ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌkɔr /
noun
Physics. Also i·so·chor. Also called isometric, isometric line.
for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
Genetics.
a large stretch of DNA with a high degree of uniformity in its base pairs.
Origin of isochore
OTHER WORDS FROM isochore
i·so·chor·ic [ahy-suh-kawr-ik, -kor-] /ˌaɪ səˈkɔr ɪk, -ˈkɒr-/, adjectiveWords nearby isochore
isocephalic,
isoceraunic,
isochasm,
isocheim,
isochor,
isochore,
isochromatic,
isochromatophil,
isochromosome,
isochron,
isochronal
British Dictionary definitions for isochor
isochor
isochore
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌkɔː) /
noun
a line on a graph showing the variation of the temperature of a fluid with its pressure, when the volume is kept constant
Derived forms of isochor
isochoric, adjectiveWord Origin for isochor
C19: from
iso- + Greek
khōros place, space