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Isotope has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"Carbon-14 is an unstable isotope that differs from common carbon only by having extra neutrons in its nucleus."

2

Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. As a consequence, atoms of isotopes will have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

"Scientists use carbon-14, a specific isotope with extra neutrons in its nucleus, to determine the age of ancient fossils."

Verb
1

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

"The mathematician proved that the two complex functions are isotopic by constructing a continuous deformation between them without tearing."

Related Terms
iron 56 delta notation boron 11 isoscape phosphorus 31 nitrogen 13 radiometal tritiate isotopically homotope fluorolabeled iron 57 aluminium 27 calcium 40 chromium 53 iodine 131 nuclear medicine isotone clumped isotope radioisotope
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
atom
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
radioisotope deuterium
Rhyming Words
ope tope mope dope sope rope nope zope hope bope lope cope pope elope glope peope stope chope grope crope
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