isotone
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Etymology 1 edit
Reinterpretation of the p in isotope as standing for proton, leading to a replacement with the letter n for neutron. Coined by German physicist Kurt Guggenheimer in 1934.
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isotone (plural isotones)
- (nuclear physics) Any of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.
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Any of a number of nuclides of different elements
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isotone (not comparable)
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isotone m (plural isotones)
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isotone (plural isotones)
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isotone