isolobal

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adjective

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.

OriginEnglish lobal ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) →
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Meanings

adjectiveisolobal (comparative more isolobal, superlative most isolobal)

comparative more isolobal · superlative most isolobal

  1. chemistryDescribing 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishlobal
  4. Englishisolobal

From iso- + lobal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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