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isospin

isospin noun: a quantum number or symmetry related to the strong interaction and hence to differences between atoms with the same number of nucleons.

Noun

isospin (countable and uncountable, plural isospins)

  1. A quantum number or symmetry related to the strong interaction and hence to differences between atoms with the same number of nucleons.

Synonyms of isospin

Forms of isospin

pluralisospins

Origin of isospin

Blend of isotopic + spin.

Questions about isospin

What does isospin mean?
Isospin means a quantum number or symmetry related to the strong interaction and hence to differences between atoms with the same number of nucleons.
What part of speech is isospin?
Isospin is a noun.
What is the plural of isospin?
The plural of isospin is isospins.

Words near isospin in the dictionary

  1. isospecific
  2. isospecificity
  3. isospectral
  4. isospectrality
  5. isospectrally
  6. isospin
  7. isospinorial
  8. isospins
  9. isospondylous
  10. isosporan
  11. isosporans

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