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  1. iso- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "equal''. This meaning is found in such scientific and chemical words as: isosceles, isotope.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: iso-, (before a vowel) is- combining form
  1. equal or identical: isomagnetic
  2. indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound: isobutane, isocyanic acid
Etymology: from Greek isos equal WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025i•so (ī′sō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sos. [Television Slang.]
  1. Radio and TelevisionSee isolated camera.
  • compare -o by shortening
ISO,
    1. Stock Exchange, Businessincentive stock option.
    2. Photography, International Standardization Organization.
    3. Photographythe numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the International Standardization Organization, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.
iso-,
  1. a combining form meaning "equal,'' used in the formation of compound words:isochromatic;in chemistry, used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word:isocyanic acid.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] is-.
  • Greek, combining form of ísos equal
'iso-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): ASA/BS - DIN - film speed - is- - ISO - isobar - isocheim - isochronal - isohel - isohyet - ISO Latin-1 - isometric - isopleth - isoprene - ISO rating - isosceles - isostasy - isothere - isotope - Latin-1 - speed - week - aniso- - bless - chloroprene - diastereomer - diisobutyl phthalate - episome - is - isoagglutination - isoagglutinin - isoamyl - isoantibody - isoantigen - isobath - isobathytherm - isobront - isobutane - isobutylene - isobutyl nitrite - isobutyl propionate - isocarpic - isocephalic - isoceraunic - isochasm - isochor - isochromatic - isochroous - isocitric acid - isoclinal

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