Synonyms for isotope
ˈaɪ səˌtoʊpiso·tope

Princeton's WordNet

1. isotopenoun

   one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons

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1. List of paraphrases for "isotope":

   isotopic, isotopes, radioisotope

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1. Kelly Knudson:

   The nitrogen isotope is really good at reflecting seafood consumption, which is interesting to us, because these people were living on the Peruvian coast and had access to one of the richest fisheries in the world. But we didn't know how much of that they were using.

2. Brian Fields:

   When you see green bananas in Illinois, you know they are fresh, and you know they did not grow here, like bananas, Pu-244 and Sm-146 decay over time. So if we find these radioisotopes on Earth today, we know they are fresh and not from here -- the green bananas of the isotope world -- and thus the smoking guns of a nearby supernova.

3. Ashleigh Haruda:

   The bones don't just tell us what animal it was, but also tell us a number of other things, such as its ancestry( through ancient DNA) and its diet( through chemical isotope analysis).

4. Nicolaus Seefeld:

   Unfortunately, it was not possible to examine the strontium isotope ratio of the remaining individuals, because the teeth were too decayed and the result would have been distorted.