isostere

iso·stere

noun \ˈī-sə-ˌsti(ə)r\

Definition of ISOSTERE

: one of two or more substances (as carbon monoxide and molecular nitrogen) that exhibit similarity of some properties as a result of having the same number of total or valence electrons in the same arrangement and that consist of different atoms and not necessarily the same number of atoms

—iso·ster·ic \ˌī-sə-ˈsti(ə)r-ik, -ˈster-\ adjective

—isos·ter·ism \ī-ˈsäs-tə-ˌriz-əm\ noun

Variants of ISOSTERE

iso·stere also iso·ster \ˈī-sə-ˌster\