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isopycnic

Syllabification: (i·so·pyc·nic)
Pronunciation: /ˌīsəˈpiknik/

Definition of isopycnic

adjective

Biochemistry
  • of or denoting ultracentrifugal separation techniques making use of differences in density between the components of a mixture.

Origin:

late 19th century: from iso- 'equal' + Greek puknos 'dense' + -ic

isopycnic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of isopycnic in the British & World English dictionary