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isotope

noun · verb

Simple meaning

One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons.

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ˈaɪsətoʊp

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noun

  1. nuclear physics

    One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons

verb

  1. topologytransitive

    To define or demonstrate an isotopy of (one map with another).

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  • isotopicadjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons.

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