I′so‐mer″ic (–mĕr″ĭk), a. [Iso- + Gr. μέροσ part: cf. F. isomérique.] (Chem.) Having the same percentage composition; — said of two or more different substances which contain the same ingredients in the same proportions by weight, often used with with. Specif.: (a) Polymeric; i.e., having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, but with different molecular weights; as, acetylene and benzine are isomeric (polymeric) with each other in this sense. See Polymeric. (b) Metameric; i.e., having the same elements united in the same proportions by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but with a different structure or arrangement of the ultimate parts; as, ethyl alcohol and methyl ether are isomeric (metameric) with each other in this sense. See Metameric.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.