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isogonism

isogonism noun: the quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydranths; said of certain hydroids.

Noun (1)

isogonism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydranths; said of certain hydroids.

Noun (2)

isogonism (uncountable)

  1. The property of certain substances of crystallizing in similar forms while differing in chemical composition.
    Synonyms:
    plesiomorphism

Synonyms of isogonism

Origin of isogonism

From iso- + gon- + -ism.

From iso- + -gon + -ism.

Questions about isogonism

What does isogonism mean?
Isogonism means the quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and dissimilar hydranths; said of certain hydroids.
What part of speech is isogonism?
Isogonism is a noun.

Words near isogonism in the dictionary

  1. isogonally
  2. isogonals
  3. isogone
  4. isogonic
  5. isogonics
  6. isogonism
  7. isogons
  8. isogoria
  9. isograd
  10. isograds
  11. isograft

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