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isotope vs radioisotope

radioisotope vs isotope

isotope and radioisotope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isotope Yes No No No
radioisotope Yes No No No
As nouns, radioisotope is a hyponym of isotope; that is, radioisotope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isotope:
  • isotope: one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
  • radioisotope: a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
Other hyponyms of isotope include deuterium, heavy hydrogen.
isotope (noun) radioisotope (noun)
one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
Difference between isotope and radioisotope

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