carbon 13
noun
the stable isotope of carbon having an atomic mass number 13, used as a tracer.
Origin of carbon 13
1First recorded in 1940–45
- Also car·bon-13 [kahr-buhn-thur-teen]. /ˈkɑr bən θɜrˈtin/.
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