English Explanatory Dictionary

nitrogen-13

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A radioactive isotope of nitrogen, 137N, having seven protons and six neutrons, and a half-life of less than ten minutes; it is used in positron emission tomography. It also plays a role in the CNO cycle.

Word forms

nitrogen-13

Related words

nitrogen-14 nitrogen-15
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