Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Similarly substituted: used of compounds containing similar atoms or groups in the same position with reference to some other atom or group, as m-chlortoluene and m-bromtoluene.

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  • adjective chemistry, physics of, or relating to isotopes
  • adjective mathematics of, or relating to isotopism

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  • adjective of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope

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Examples

  • "No error is possible in isotopic readings," he told the AP.

    Synthetic testosterone found in Landis' 'B' sample; Tour winner likely to lose title 2006

  • The fingerprint is the result of a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes (atoms with different numbers of neutrons) of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    Science Blog BJS 2010

  • The fingerprint is the result of a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • The fingerprint is the result of a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    innovations-report 2010

  • The fingerprint is the result of a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes (atoms with different numbers of neutrons) of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The fingerprint is the result of a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes (atoms with different numbers of neutrons) of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The fingerprint is the result of a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes (atoms with different numbers of neutrons) of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    Science Blog 2010

  • The fingerprinting technique relies on a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes (atoms with different numbers of neutrons) of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • The fingerprinting technique relies on a natural phenomenon called isotopic fractionation, in which different isotopes of mercury react to form new compounds at slightly different rates.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2008

  • As an individual's teeth complete their formation by age 12-14 or so, they essentially lock in the isotopic information for the area where that person grew up.

    Megan Smolenyak: USS Monitor: Could William Bryan Be One of the Skeletons in the Turret? Megan Smolenyak 2011

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