ISOTOPE


Meaning of ISOTOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-sə-ˌtōp ]

noun

Etymology: is- + Greek topos place

Date: 1913

1. : any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties

2. : nuclide

• iso·to·pic ˌī-sə-ˈtä-pik, -ˈtō- adjective

• iso·to·pi·cal·ly -ˈtä-pi-k(ə-)lē, -ˈtō- adverb

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