4.6TherulesoftheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry(IUPAC)forsource-basednamesof polymersrecommendtheuseofparentheseswhentheprefix“poly”isusedwithamonomername consistingoftwoormorewords.ThispracticeisfollowedinthispartofISO1043,butincommonusage
"Iso-" is a prefix meaning equal or same, and "late" refers to a state or condition. When combined, "isolate" can imply the state ofbeing equal or homogeneous. In chemistry or biology, "isolate" is often used to describe the process of separating or purifying a compound or organism fro...