Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ISOMORPHIC
isomorphous, isomorphic
(adjective) having similar appearance but genetically different
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
isomorphic (not comparable)
(mathematics) Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.
(biology) Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.
Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.
Usage notes
• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like “A and B are isomorphic”, “A is isomorphic to B”, and, less commonly, “A is isomorphic with B”.
Antonyms
• anisomorphic
• nonisomorphic
Coordinate terms
• anisomorphic
• heteromorphic
• homomorphic
Source: Wiktionary
I`so*mor"phic, a.
Definition: Isomorphous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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