Isomorphism

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Definition

(noun.) (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure.

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Definition

(n.) A similarity of crystalline form between substances of similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium (BaSO4) and strontium (SrSO4). It is sometimes extended to include similarity of form between substances of unlike composition, which is more properly called homoeomorphism.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Similarity of crystalline form.

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Definition

n. a term applied by chemists to those substances which are not only similar in their crystalline form but are also analogous in their chemical composition.—adj. Isomorph′ous.

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