ISOCHORE

Etymology

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.

Coordinate terms

• contour line

• isobar

• isotherm

• isodrosotherm

• isotach

• isogon

• isohyet

• isoquant

• isogloss

• isopleth

Anagrams

• choosier

Source: Wiktionary



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NURSE

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