isophane

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isophane

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

adjective

not comparable, of a solution containing protamine and insulin Being of a certain ratio of protamine to insulin. isophane insulin

noun isophanes

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

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@misc{isophane_2026,
  title = {isophane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isophane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}