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isotope vs atom

atom vs isotope

isotope and atom both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isotope Yes No No No
atom Yes No No No
As nouns, atom is a hypernym of isotope; that is, atom is a word with a broader meaning than isotope:
  • isotope: one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
  • atom: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
isotope (noun) atom (noun)
one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Difference between isotope and atom

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