See Also: isocyanate(medicine)
isocyanate(dictionary)

indiscernible (iou) and isocyanate (iou)


indiscernible (iou)



indiscernible adjective & noun. M17.
[from IN-3 + DISCERNIBLE.]
A. adjective.
Unable to be discerned; imperceptible, undiscoverable. M17.
Unable to be distinguished (from something else); indistinguishable. M17.
b. noun. A thing that cannot be discerned; a thing that cannot be distinguished from some Other thing. E18.
indiscerni'bility noun L19.
indiscernibleness noun M17.
indiscernibly adverb M17.

isocyanate (iou)



isocyanate noun. L19.
[from ISO- + CYANATE.]
Chemistry. The radical NCO; any of the class of compounds containing this, some of which are used in making polyurethane.
isocy'anic adjective:
isocyanic acid, an isomeric form of cyanic acid, HNCO L19.