isotopenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaɪ.sə.təʊp/us/ˈaɪ.sə.toʊp/specializeda form of an atom that has a different atomic weight from other forms of the same atom but the same chemical structure:
a radioactive isotope of hydrogen
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