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isotone definition

iso·tone (ī′sə tōn′)

noun

any atom with the same number of neutrons as another atom but a different atomic number

Etymology: iso- + tone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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