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isotone

[ahy-suh-tohn]
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noun Physics.
  1. one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
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Origin of isotone

First recorded in 1930–35; iso- + tone
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British Dictionary definitions for isotone

isotone

noun
  1. one of two or more atoms of different atomic number that contain the same number of neutrons
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isotone in Medicine

isotone

(ī′sə-tōn′)
n.
  1. One of two or more atoms whose nuclei have the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons.
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