Ismaros |
a mountain in Thrace where, according to Greek mythology, Odysseus and his men managed to flee from Polyphemus. |
isn't |
contracted form of "is not." |
iso- |
equal; alike. |
isoagglutination |
the clumping of red blood cells of a person or animal when transfused with the blood serum of another member of the same species. |
isobar |
a line on a weather map drawn between places that have the same barometric pressure during a given time or period. [2 definitions] |
isochronal |
equal in time or duration. [2 definitions] |
isocline |
geological strata so compressed or tightly folded that they dip equally in the same direction. |
isodynamic |
pertaining to or having equal force or strength. [2 definitions] |
isogamete |
either of a pair of uniting gametes that are similar in their size, structure, activity, and the like. (Cf. heterogamete.) |
isogenous |
of the same or similar origin; corresponding genetically, as the parts derived from the same tissues of an embryo. |
isogonic |
of, pertaining to, or having equal angles; equiangular. [3 definitions] |
isolate |
to set apart from other things or people. [3 definitions] |
isolated |
apart from other persons or things; remote. [3 definitions] |
isolation |
the act of isolating or state of being isolated. [3 definitions] |
isolationism |
a policy or doctrine whereby a nation or country elects not to involve itself in the affairs of other nations or countries. |
isolationist |
of, pertaining to, or in accordance with a policy or doctrine whereby a nation or country elects not to involve itself in the affairs of other nations or countries. [2 definitions] |
isoleucine |
an amino acid, essential in the diet of humans and other animals, that is found in proteins. |
isomer |
a chemical compound that has the same kind and number of atoms as one or more other compounds, but differs from them in structural or spatial arrangement of the atoms and therefore in its properties. [2 definitions] |
isomerous |
having an equal number of parts or markings. [2 definitions] |
isometric |
having or displaying equal measurements or dimensions. [4 definitions] |
isomorph |
an object, organism, compound, or set that is similar in form or appearance to another, although different in other properties, such as origin. [2 definitions] |