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nitrogen-15

nitrogen-15 noun: a stable isotope of nitrogen, 157N, having seven protons and eight neutrons; it accounts for less than 0.4% of the natural element; it is used in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Noun

nitrogen-15 (uncountable)

  1. A stable isotope of nitrogen, 157N, having seven protons and eight neutrons; it accounts for less than 0.4% of the natural element; it is used in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Questions about nitrogen-15

What does nitrogen-15 mean?
Nitrogen-15 means a stable isotope of nitrogen, 157N, having seven protons and eight neutrons; it accounts for less than 0.4% of the natural element; it is used in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
What part of speech is nitrogen-15?
Nitrogen-15 is a noun.

Words near nitrogen-15 in the dictionary

  1. nitrogen trichloride
  2. nitrogen trifluoride
  3. nitrogen triiodide
  4. nitrogen-13
  5. nitrogen-14
  6. nitrogen-15
  7. nitrogen-fixing
  8. nitrogenase
  9. nitrogenases
  10. nitrogenate
  11. nitrogenated

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