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ISOMORPHOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does isomorphous mean?
• ISOMORPHOUS (adjective)
The adjective ISOMORPHOUS has 1 sense:
1. having similar appearance but genetically different
Familiarity information: ISOMORPHOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having similar appearance but genetically different
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
isomorphic; isomorphous
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
isomorphism ((biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure)
Derivation:
isomorphy ((biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure)
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