Isotone definitions

ī'sə-tōn'
One of two or more atoms whose nuclei have the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons.
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Any atom with the same number of neutrons as another atom but a different atomic number.
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(physics) Either of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.
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Origin of isotone

Reinterpretation of the p in isotope to stand for proton, leading to a replacement of the letter n for neutron.