combining form of Gr. ἄνισος unequal, a formative of technical terms, in many cases merely the negatives of corresponding terms in ISO-. The chief are the following:—
Anisobryous a. Bot. [Gr. βρύειν to swell] = anisodynamous. Anisodactylic a. Zool. [Gr. δάκτυλ-ος finger, toe], unequal-toed (said of those insessorial birds called by Temminck Anisodactyles). Anisodynamous a. Bot. [Gr. δύναμις strength], growing with greater strength on one side of the axis than the other. Anisogynous a. Bot. [Gr. γυν-ή female], having the carpels not equal in number to the sepals. Anisomeric a. Chem. [Gr. μέρ-ος part], not composed of the same proportions of the same elements. Anisomerous a. [see prec.], not having equal, or the same number of, parts, unsymmetrical; esp. in Bot. having unequal numbers of parts in different whorls. Anisometric a. [Gr. μέτρ-ον measure], of unequal measurement, consisting of unequal or nonsymmetrical parts. Anisometropia Path. [Gr. μέτρ-ον measure + ὤψ, ὦπα, eye], inequality in the refractive power of the two eyes. Anisometropic a. Path. [see prec.], characterized by anisometropia, unequally refractive. Anisopetalous a. Bot. [Gr. πέταλ-ον leaf], with unequal petals. Anisophyllous a. Bot. [Gr. φύλλ-ον leaf], with unequal leaves. Anisopterous a. [Gr. πτερόν wing], having unequal wings; esp. in Bot. of fruit, flowers, etc. Anisostemonous a. Bot. [Gr. στήμων, ονα, thread, filament, stamen], having the stamens unequal in number to the petals or sepals. Anisosthenic a. [Gr. σθέν-ος strength], of unequal strength. Anisostomous a. Bot. [Gr. στόμα mouth], having unequal mouths, as in a calyx or corolla unequally divided. Anisotropal, Anisotropous a. = ANISOTROPIC. Anisotropy sb. [Gr. -τροπία turning], the quality of being anisotropic, æolotropy.
1847. Craig, Anisobryous.
1834. Mudie, Brit. Birds (1841), I. 186. Feet … zygodactylic, or yoke-toed, and … anisodactylic, or unequal-toed.
1847. Craig, Anisodynamous.
1880. Syd. Soc. Lex., Anisogynous.
1864. Webster, Anisomeric.
1866. Treas. Bot., Anisomerous.
1870. Bentley, Bot., 348. When the number is unequal, the flower is anisomerous.
1868. Dana, Min., 362. Guarinite Group: Tetragonal. Titanite Group: Anisometric.
1880. Syd. Soc. Lex., Anisometropia, Anisometropic.
1880. Gray, Bot. Text-Bk., 396. Anisopetalous. Ibid. Anisophyllous, Unequal-leaved; i.e. the two leaves of a pair unequal.
1880. Syd. Soc. Lex., Anisopterous.
1857. Henfrey, Elem. Bot., § 209. When the number [of stamens] is different [from the number of petals] the flower is anisostemonous.
1880. Syd. Soc. Lex., Anisosthenic, Anisostomous, Anisotropal, Anisotropous, Anisotropy.
