Isotope

Etymology 1
From Greek ίσος (iso-, "equal", "same") + τόπος ("place"), because the different isotopes of a chemical element always occupy the same position in the periodic table of elements. Compare the synonymous Icelandic word samsæta:.

Noun

 * 1)  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 for the same isotope will have the same atomic number but a different mass number (atomic weight).

Derived terms

 * isotope analysis
 * isotope dilution
 * isotope geochemistry
 * isotope hydrology


 * isotope map
 * isotope separation
 * isotope shift
 * isotope table

Translations

 * Arabic: نظير
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: ізатоп
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: isòtop
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 同位素
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: isotoop
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, ísótópur
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 同位体
 * Lithuanian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: izotop
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ізотоп

Verb

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

Related terms

 * homotope

Anagrams

 * pooiest
 * pooties

Adjective

 * 1) isotopic (relating to isotopes)

Noun


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