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chemistry )化学 one of two or more compounds that have the same atoms, but in different arrangements 异构体;同分异构体 - (
physics )物理 one of two or more nuclei that have the same atomic number, but different energy states 同核异能素;同质异能素
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek isomerēs ‘sharing equally’, from isos ‘equal’ + meros ‘a share’.