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isotone

[ ahy-suh-tohn ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌtoʊn /
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noun Physics.
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

Words nearby isotone

isothermal, isothermal process, isothermobath, isothiocyanate, isotimic, isotone, isotonic, isotonic exercise, isotonic sodium chloride solution, isotope, isotope geology
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British Dictionary definitions for isotone

isotone
/ (ˈaɪsəˌtəʊn) /
noun
one of two or more atoms of different atomic number that contain the same number of neutrons
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