See Also: harping(dictionary)
harping-iron(dictionary)
isosbestic(medicine)
isosbestic(dictionary)
isosbestic point(medicine)

harping-iron (iou) and isosbestic (iou)


harping-iron (iou)



harping-iron noun.LME-E19.
[Perh. from French harpin boat-hook (from harper grasp, grapple) + IRON noun. Repl. by HARPOON noun.]
A barbed spear used for spearing whales and large fish; a harpoon.

isosbestic (iou)



isosbestic adjective. E20.
[from ISO- + Greek sbestos extinguished (from sbennunai quench) + -IC.]
Physical Chemistry. isosbestic point, a wavelength at which absorption of light by a liquid remains constant as the equilibrium between its component substances is shifted.