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Isomorphism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Isomorphism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Similarity of form

3

the similarity in form of organisms, which may be due to convergent evolution or shared genetic background, e.g. an algae species in which the haploid and diploid life stages are indistinguishable based on morphology.

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similarity
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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