carbon 13


noun
  1. the stable isotope of carbon having an atomic mass number 13, used as a tracer.

Origin of carbon 13

1
First recorded in 1940–45
  • Also car·bon-13 [kahr-buhn-thur-teen]. /ˈkɑr bən θɜrˈtin/.

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