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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

isophane en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a solution containing protamine and insulin) Being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin.
    • isophane insulin
    • isophane insulin suspension

isophane en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of isophane insulin: one of various synthetic forms of insulin used to treat diabetes.
  2. (countable) Synonym of isophene (“a line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date”).

Forms

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isophanes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

NPH · isophene

wikidata: Q135978063 · wikidata: Q1929845