isochore

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “place”).

Noun

isochore (plural isochores)

(physics) A line drawn on a pressure / volume / temperature graph through all points having the same value of the volume
(geology) A contour showing points of equal vertical thickness of strata; equal to an isopach if strata are horizontal
(genetics) A sequence of DNA that has a reasonably constant proportion of pairs of guanine and cytosine bases, and is rich in genes

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Related terms

Translations

ischore

Greek: ισόχωρος m (isóchoros)

Irish: iseacór m

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} isocora (it) f

Anagrams

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