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oxygen-16

oxygen-16 noun: the major stable isotope of oxygen, 168O, having eight protons and eight neutrons; it amounts to over 99% of the element in nature.

Noun

oxygen-16 (uncountable)

  1. The major stable isotope of oxygen, 168O, having eight protons and eight neutrons; it amounts to over 99% of the element in nature

Questions about oxygen-16

What does oxygen-16 mean?
Oxygen-16 means the major stable isotope of oxygen, 168O, having eight protons and eight neutrons; it amounts to over 99% of the element in nature.
What part of speech is oxygen-16?
Oxygen-16 is a noun.

Words near oxygen-16 in the dictionary

  1. oxygen thief
  2. oxygen thieves
  3. oxygen toxicity
  4. oxygen waster
  5. oxygen wasters
  6. oxygen-16
  7. oxygen-17
  8. oxygen-18
  9. oxygen-poor
  10. oxygenase
  11. oxygenases

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