isoelectric

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adjective

Having equal electric potential, or the same number of positive and negative charges.

OriginEnglish electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum →
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Meanings

adjectiveisoelectric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving equal electric potential, or the same number of positive and negative charges.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  4. Latinēlectrum
  5. New Latinēlectricus
  6. Englishelectric
  7. Englishisoelectric

From iso- + electric.

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Translations

German isoelektrisch
  • isoelektrischhaving equal electric potential
Irish isileictreach
  • isileictreachhaving equal electric potential
Italian isoelettrico
  • isoelettricohaving equal electric potential
Cite this entry
APA

isoelectric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoelectric

MLA

“isoelectric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoelectric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isoelectric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoelectric.

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