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isotopic signature

isotopic signature noun: a set of ratios of the abundances of different isotopes of specified elements in a sample, used as a diagnostic test of the sample's origin, or of its age.

Noun

isotopic signature (plural isotopic signatures)

  1. A set of ratios of the abundances of different isotopes of specified elements in a sample, used as a diagnostic test of the sample's origin, or of its age

Forms of isotopic signature

pluralisotopic signatures

Questions about isotopic signature

What does isotopic signature mean?
Isotopic signature means a set of ratios of the abundances of different isotopes of specified elements in a sample, used as a diagnostic test of the sample's origin, or of its age.
What part of speech is isotopic signature?
Isotopic signature is a noun.
What is the plural of isotopic signature?
The plural of isotopic signature is isotopic signatures.

Words near isotopic signature in the dictionary

  1. isotopic
  2. isotopic chemistry
  3. isotopic dilution
  4. isotopic dilutions
  5. isotopic labelling
  6. isotopic signature
  7. isotopic signatures
  8. isotopic spin
  9. isotopic spins
  10. isotopical
  11. isotopically

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