In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ISOTOPE
isotope
(noun) one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
isotope (plural isotopes)
(physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. As a consequence, atoms of isotopes will have the same atomic number but a different mass number.
Usage notes
Technically, isotopes are nuclides having the same atomic number but different mass number. In practice, the term isotope is often used instead of nuclide.
Etymology 2
Verb
isotope (third-person singular simple present isotopes, present participle isotoping, simple past and past participle isotoped)
(topology, transitive) To define or demonstrate an isotopy of (one map with another).
Anagrams
• pooiest, pooties
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