isodiaphere

noun

iso·​di·​a·​phere

plural -s

: a nuclear species that has the same isotopic number as one or more other nuclear species

Word History

Etymology

is- + -diaphere (from Greek diapherein to differ, carry across, from dia- + pherein to carry)

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