isotone

[ ahy-suh-tohn ]

/ ˈaɪ səˌtoʊn /

noun Physics.

one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.

Nearby words

isothermal, isothermal process, isothermobath, isothiocyanate, isotimic, isotone, isotonia, isotonic, isotonic exercise, isotonic sodium chloride solution, isotope

Origin of isotone

First recorded in 1930–35; iso- + tone

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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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Medicine definitions for isotone

isotone

[ ī′sə-tōn′ ]

n.

One of two or more atoms whose nuclei have the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons.