isotope (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *isotope*:
NOUN	substance	isotope	one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons

isotope > pronunciation
Sounds	ay'sahtow.p
Rhymes	allotrope ... tope: 34 rhymes with owp...

English > *isotope*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons.
Narrower	deuterium, heavy hydrogen	An isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
Narrower	radioisotope	A radioactive isotope of an element
Broader	atom	(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
Spanish	isótopo
Catalan	isòtop
Adjectives	isotopic	of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope

HyperDic: isotope