Etymology

isolobal

I1S1O1L1O1B3A1L1

Today it means: Describing fragments of molecules that are similar in having frontier orbitals that are equal in number and similar in size, and have the same symmetries and the same occupation by electrons. Full definition →

English lobal ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishlobal
  4. English todayisolobal

From iso- + lobal.

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