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isophane

isophane adjective: being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin. Also the ellipsis of isophane insulin.

Adjective

isophane (not comparable)

  1. Being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin.
    • isophane insulin
    • isophane insulin suspension

Noun

isophane (countable and uncountable, plural isophanes)

  1. (countable) Synonym of isophene (“a line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date”).
    Synonyms:
    isophene

Also used as

isophane is also the ellipsis of isophane insulin.

Synonyms of isophane

Forms of isophane

pluralisophanes

Origin of isophane

From iso- (same) + -phane (“appearing”).

Questions about isophane

What does isophane mean?
Isophane means being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin.
What part of speech is isophane?
Isophane can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near isophane in the dictionary

  1. isoperimetry
  2. isoperiodic
  3. isoperistaltic
  4. isopetalous
  5. isophagy
  6. isophane
  7. isophanes
  8. isophase light
  9. isophase lights
  10. isophene
  11. isophenes

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