isochore

[ahy-suh-kawr]

noun

1. Also called isometric line. Also called isometric. Physics.,  Also isochor for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.

2. Genetics.,  a large stretch of DNA with a high degree of uniformity in its base pairs.

Other Word Forms

• isochoric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of isochore¹

iso- + -chor < Greek chṓra place, land