iso-

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iso- - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Iso- \I"so-\, Is- \Is-\ [Gr. 'i`sos equal.]
     A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality;
     the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous,
     isochromatic. Specif.:
     (a) (Chem.) Applied to certain compounds having the same
         composition but different properties; as in isocyanic.
     (b) (Organic Chem.) Applied to compounds of certain isomeric
         series in whose structure one carbon atom, at least, is
         connected with three other carbon atoms; -- contrasted
         with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane.
         [1913 Webster]

iso- - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  ISO
         International Standards Organisation [International Organization
  for Standardization] (org.)