- iso·tope
- /ˈaısəˌtoʊp/ noun, pl -topes [count]chemistry : any one of various forms in which the atoms of a chemical element can occur
carbon isotopes
radioactive isotopes
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iso — iso·abnormal; iso·agglutination; iso·agglutinin; iso·agglutinogen; iso·allele; iso·alloxazine; iso·amyl; iso·amylene; iso·antibody; iso·antigen; iso·bar; iso·barbaloin; iso·bar·ic; iso·barometric; iso·base; iso·bathy·therm; iso·bilateral;… … English syllables
tope — bi·o·tope; iso·tope; lith·o·tope; mel·a·tope; onoma·tope; ep·i·tope; tope; … English syllables
i|so|tope — «Y suh tohp», noun. any one of two or more forms of a chemical element that have the same chemical properties and the same atomic number, but different atomic weights and slightly different physical properties. Chlorine, whose atomic weight is 35 … Useful english dictionary
isotope — iso·tope … English syllables
isotope — One of two or more nuclides that are chemically identical, having the same number of protons, yet differ in mass number, since their nuclei contain different numbers of neutrons; individual isotopes are named with the inclusion of their mass… … Medical dictionary
Radioisotope — A radioactive isotope. (An isotope is an alternate version of a chemical element that has a different atomic mass). * * * An isotope that changes to a more stable state by emitting radiation. * * * ra·dio·iso·tope .rād ē ō ī sə .tōp n a… … Medical dictionary
isotron — [ izɔtrɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1953; de iso et tron, d apr. cyclotron ♦ Phys. Accélérateur linéaire de particules qui sépare les isotopes grâce à la différence de leurs vitesses. isotron [izɔtʀɔ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; de iso(tope), et suff … Encyclopédie Universelle
-tron — ⇒ TRON, suff. Suff. tiré de la syll. finale de électron, entrant dans la constr. de subst. masc. appartenant essentiellement au vocab. de l électron. et de la phys. nucl. A. ÉLECTRON., PHYS. NUCL. 1. [Le dér. désigne une particule] V. mésotron… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Radioisotope piezoelectric generator — A Radioisotope piezoelectric generator converts energy stored in the radioactive material directly into motion to generate electricity by the repeated deformation of a piezoelectric material. This approach creates a high impedance source and,… … Wikipedia
isotope — isotopic /uy seuh top ik/, adj. isotopically, adv. /uy seuh tohp /, n. Chem. any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in… … Universalium
