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isotopically

  • a word derived from isotope.
    isotope
    noun
    any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.

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Yiling Yu, a member of Xiao's research team, grew isotopically pure 2D crystals of atomically thin molybdenum disulfide using molybdenum atoms of different masses.

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2024

"So uranium from outside the solar system would have been totally different isotopically than ours."

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2023

Soon after the experiment began, isotopically labeled methylmercury began to accumulate in invertebrates living in the lake, such as zooplankton.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 15, 2021

It might be possible to date some chemical sedimentary rocks isotopically, but there are no useful isotopes that can be used on old chemical sedimentary rocks.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

This strategy of transmitting isotopically enriched molecules could be extended to other elements.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2012

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