anisomeric
|an-i-so-mer-ic|
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/ˌænɪsoʊˈmɛrɪk/
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/ˌænɪsəˈmɛrɪk/
unequal parts / nonidentical form
Etymology
'anisomeric' originates from Greek elements 'anisos' meaning 'unequal' and 'meros' meaning 'part', combined with the English adjectival suffix '-ic'.
'anisomeric' formed in modern scientific English from Greek-derived combining forms (via New Latin/technical coinage) — 'aniso-' + 'mer-' + '-ic' — as terminology in chemistry developed to describe unequal or nonidentical molecular forms.
Initially coined to denote 'having unequal parts' in a general linguistic sense; it became specialized in scientific usage to mean 'relating to unequal (nonidentical) isomers' in modern chemistry.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to anisomerism; having unequal or nonidentical arrangements (i.e., forms or isomers) — used in chemistry to describe compounds that are not identical in configuration or properties.
The two compounds are anisomeric, showing different physical and biological properties despite similar formulas.
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