anisomerous
|an-i-so-mer-ous|
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/ˌænɪˈsoʊmərəs/
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/ˌænɪˈsɒmərəs/
having unequal parts
Etymology
'anisomerous' originates from New Latin/scientific coinage, specifically from Greek elements 'anisos' + 'meros', where 'aniso-' meant 'unequal' and 'meros' meant 'part'.
'anisomerous' was formed in scientific usage from Greek roots (anisos + meros) via New Latin/Neo-Latin formations (e.g. 'anisomerus') and entered English as the adjective 'anisomerous'.
Initially, it meant 'having unequal parts' in a literal morphological sense, and this core meaning has been retained in modern technical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having unequal or dissimilar parts; not isomerous — used especially in biology and chemistry to describe structures composed of nonidentical segments or subunits.
The anisomerous arrangement of the segments caused the organism to move in a characteristic way.
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Adjective 2
not isomerous; lacking isomery or equivalence of parts in form or composition (rare/technical usage).
In certain crystalline forms, anisomerous patterns of substitution were observed.
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