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isotone^¹

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Reinterpretation of the p in isotope as standing for proton, leading to a replacement with the letter n for neutron. Coined by German physicist Kurt Guggenheimer in 1934.

noun isotones

Any of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.

isotone^²

adjective

not comparable monotone nondecreasing.

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noun Any of a number of nuclides of different elements

Español	isótono
Português	isótono
Français	isotone
Deutsch	Isoton
Italiano	isotono

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@misc{isotone_2026,
  title = {isotone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isotone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}