isopoly-

combining form

: containing several groups or ions of the same acid-forming element poly- 2b

—in names of complex inorganic acids and their salts

isopoly-molybdates

compare heteropoly-

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary is- + poly-

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