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isotope

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i·so·tope  (s-tp)
n.
One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers.

[iso- + Greek topos, place (so called because the isotopes of a chemical element occupy the same position in the periodic table of elements).]

iso·topic (-tpk) adj.
iso·topi·cal·ly adv.

isotope [ˈaɪsəˌtəʊp]
n
(Chemistry) one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number that contain different numbers of neutrons
[from iso- + Greek topos place]
isotopic  [ˌaɪsəˈtɒpɪk] adj
isotopically  adv
isotopy  [aɪˈsɒtəpɪ] n

i•so•tope (ˈaɪ səˌtoʊp)

n.
one of two or more forms of a chemical element having the same number of protons, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons, or different atomic weights.
[1913; iso- + Greek tópos place]
i′so•top′ic (-ˈtɒp ɪk) adj.
i`so•top′i•cal•ly, adv.
i•sot•o•py (aɪˈsɒt ə pi, ˈaɪ səˌtoʊ pi) n.

isotope  (s-tp)
One of two or more atoms that have the same atomic number (the same number of protons) but a different number of neutrons. Carbon 12, the most common form of carbon, has six protons and six neutrons, whereas carbon 14 has six protons and eight neutrons. Isotopes of a given element typically behave alike chemically. With the exception of hydrogen, elements found on Earth generally have the same number of protons and neutrons; heavier and lighter isotopes (with more or fewer neutrons) are often unstable and undergo radioactive decay.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.isotope - one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
atom - (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
radioisotope - a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
deuterium, heavy hydrogen - an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
Translations
isotope [ˈaɪsəʊtəʊp] Nisótopo m
isotope [ˈaɪsətəʊp] nisotope m
isotope
nIsotop nt
isotope [ˈaɪsəˌtəup] nisotopo
i·so·tope
n.  isótopo, elemento químico parte de un grupo de elementos que presentan propiedades casi idénticas, pero difiere de éstos en el peso atómico.


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