isophane

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Definition of isophane

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adj

(not-comparable)Being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin.

“isophane insulin”
“isophane insulin suspension”

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adj

(not-comparable)Being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin.

“isophane insulin”
“isophane insulin suspension”

noun

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

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

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