isotopic
adjective/ˌaɪsəˈtɑpɪk/
Frequency rank: #17,747 most common English word
Meaning
relating to or involving isotopes, which are variants of a chemical element with different numbers of neutrons.
Example sentence
The researchers used isotopic analysis to determine the age of the ancient rock samples.
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